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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 38 people.
The strikes hit an IS training camp and "likely" killed a senior Tunisian extremist leader, US officials said. The strikes hit an IS training camp in Sabratha, around 70km west of Tripoli.
Noureddine Chouchane is linked to two attacks in Tunisia last year, including an attack that killed 30 Britons. US officials said it was "likely" that the strikes had killed senior Tunisian extremist, Noureddine Chouchane.
The IS group has operated in Libya for about a year and the US estimates it has up to 6,000 fighters there. Chouchane has been linked to two attacks that took place in Tunisia last year, including an attack that killed 30 Britons.
The IS group has been active in Libya for over 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.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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The mayor of Sabratha said that a building in the city, west of the capital Tripoli, had been hit. The BBC understands that British bases were involved in the attack but that no British assets, such as warplanes, were involved.
He put the death toll at 41, and said the majority of those killed were Tunisians. The mayor of Sabratha 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.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. The US has launched several unilateral raids and operations in the country since it helped oust Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
Noureddine Chouchane is also believed to have been behind the attack on the Bardo Museum in Tunis last year, which left 19 people dead.
The gunmen in both the Sousse and Bardo attacks are believed to have trained in Libya, which shares a border with Tunisia.
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