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Islamic State: Bombing strikes militants in Libya 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 targets included an IS training camp and a senior Tunisian extremist leader, US officials said. 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.
IS has been operating in Libya for about a year and the US estimates it has up to 6,000 fighters there. 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 IS. 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.
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Sabratha city's mayor said that a building in the city, west of the capital, Tripoli, had been hit. The mayor of Sabratha 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. 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.
IS in Libya 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