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| Islamic State: Bombing strikes militants in Libya | Islamic State: Bombing strikes militants in Libya |
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| US warplanes have carried out attacks on militants from the so-called Islamic State (IS) in Libya, killing at least 30 people. | US warplanes have carried out attacks on militants from the so-called Islamic State (IS) in Libya, killing at least 30 people. |
| The targets included an IS training camp and a senior Tunisian extremist leader, US officials said. | The targets included an IS training camp and a senior Tunisian extremist leader, US officials said. |
| Noureddine Chouchane is linked to two attacks in Tunisia last year, including an attack that killed 30 Britons. | Noureddine Chouchane is linked to two attacks in Tunisia last year, including an attack that killed 30 Britons. |
| IS has been operating in Libya for about a year and the US estimates it has up to 6,000 fighters there. | |
| Libya remains in chaos more than four years after the overthrow of former leader Muammar Gaddafi, and is being fought over by a number of groups, including IS. | |
| Top IS leaders 'take refuge' in Libya | Top IS leaders 'take refuge' in Libya |
| Tunisia attack: What we know | Tunisia attack: What we know |
| Control and crucifixions: Life in Libya under IS | |
| Sabratha city's mayor said that a building in the city, west of the capital, Tripoli, had been hit. | |
| He put the death count at 41, and said the majority of those killed were Tunisians. | |
| US Defence Secretary Ash Carter last week said the US would continue to target militants in Libya. | US Defence Secretary Ash Carter last week said the US would continue to target militants in Libya. |
| "We always keep open the option to do things unilaterally," he told the BBC. | "We always keep open the option to do things unilaterally," he told the BBC. |
| IS in Libya | IS in Libya |