U.S. Special Operations Troops Aiding Libyan Forces Against Islamic State

(Washington Post) Missy Ryan and Sudarsan Raghavan - U.S. Special Operations forces are providing direct, on-the-ground support for the first time to fighters battling the Islamic State in Libya, U.S. and Libyan officials said, coordinating American airstrikes and providing intelligence information in an effort to oust the group from its militant stronghold in Sirte. U.S. personnel are operating alongside British troops.


2016-08-11 00:00:00

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