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U.S. Strikes ISIL Camp In Libya, Killing Dozens (Video)

A view shows damage at the scene after an airstrike by U.S. warplanes against Islamic State in Sabratha, Libya, February 19, 2016. REUTERS/Sabratha municipality media office

U.S. warplanes on Friday bombed an Islamic State training camp in Libya, targeting a militant linked to two terror attacks in Tunisia last year, the Pentagon said.

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A view shows damage at the scene after an airstrike by U.S. warplanes against Islamic State in Sabratha, Libya, in this February 19, 2016 handout picture. REUTERS/Sabratha municipality media office/Handout via Reuters

The strike highlights growing concerns about the Islamic State’s expansion into Libya, an unstable country with rival governments vying for power.

More than 30 militants from the extremist group were killed at the camp near the coastal city of Sabratha, near the border with Tunisia, according to media reports. The strike was first reported by The New York Times.

Noureddine Chouchane, the target of the strike, has been named as a suspect in the attack at the Bardo Museum in the Tunisian capital of Tunis, which killed 22 people in March, and an attack in June that killed 38 people in the seaside resort ofSousse.

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A view shows damage at the scene after an airstrike by U.S. warplanes against Islamic State in Sabratha, Libya, February 19, 2016. REUTERS/Sabratha municipality media office/Handout via Reuters

The Pentagon said his death would have an impact on the Islamic State’s ability to conduct operations in Libya and the region.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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By Jane Onyanga-Omara and Jim MichaelsUSAToday, SouthFloridaReporter.com, Feb. 19, 2016 

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