(Washington Post) Missy Ryan and Sudarsan Raghavan - The U.S. has launched airstrikes on the Islamic State in Sirte, Libya, the Pentagon said on Monday, in a significant expansion of the American campaign against the group. The attacks come in support of an effort by Libya's unity government to retake Sirte, which militants seized in early 2015. For months, small teams of U.S., French and British forces have been on the ground in Libya to gather information about militants and identify which militia forces are potential partners.
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