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Islamic State camp in Libya attacked by US planes | |
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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 strikes hit an IS training camp and "likely" killed 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. |
The IS group has operated 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 the self-styled 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 | Control and crucifixions: Life in Libya under IS |
The mayor of Sabratha said that a building in the city, west of the capital Tripoli, had been hit. | |
He put the death toll 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. |
In November, a US strike in Derna reportedly killed Iraqi IS commander Abu Nabil, also known as Wissam Najm Abd Zayd al-Zubaydi, who was said to be the group's leader in Libya. | |
IS-claimed attacks on the Bardo Museum in Tunis and a beach resort in Sousse last year are believed to have been carried out by gunmen trained in Libya. | |
Islamic State militants in Libya |