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| Libya air strikes: Two Serbs killed in US attack on IS | Libya air strikes: Two Serbs killed in US attack on IS |
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| Two Serbian nationals held hostage in Libya since November were among those killed in Friday's air strikes by US warplanes, the Serbian government says. | Two Serbian nationals held hostage in Libya since November were among those killed in Friday's air strikes by US warplanes, the Serbian government says. |
| The jets targeted positions of the self-styled Islamic State group (IS) in the city of Sabratha. | The jets targeted positions of the self-styled Islamic State group (IS) in the city of Sabratha. |
| The kidnapped Serbs, Sladjana Stankovic and Jovica Stepic, worked at the Serbian embassy in Libya. | The kidnapped Serbs, Sladjana Stankovic and Jovica Stepic, worked at the Serbian embassy in Libya. |
| Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic described their deaths as "terrible collateral damage". | Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic described their deaths as "terrible collateral damage". |
| Earlier, Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic told a news conference the Serbian authorities had been trying to negotiate their release but the kidnappers' financial demands had been "impossible" to meet. | Earlier, Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic told a news conference the Serbian authorities had been trying to negotiate their release but the kidnappers' financial demands had been "impossible" to meet. |
| Mr Davic said a protest note would be sent to Washington for failing to inform the Serbian authorities before the raid. | Mr Davic said a protest note would be sent to Washington for failing to inform the Serbian authorities before the raid. |
| Libya's internationally recognised government, based in the east of the country, was also angered by the US raid. | |
| It said in a statement on Saturday that the attack had not been co-ordinated with Libyan authorities and was "a clear and flagrant violation of sovereignty of the Libyan state". | |
| Tunisian targeted | |
| Ms Stankovic, a communications officer, and Mr Stepic, a driver, were seized on 8 November after their diplomatic convoy, bound for Tunisia, was rammed and fired on near Sabratha. Serbian ambassador Oliver Potezica escaped unharmed. | Ms Stankovic, a communications officer, and Mr Stepic, a driver, were seized on 8 November after their diplomatic convoy, bound for Tunisia, was rammed and fired on near Sabratha. Serbian ambassador Oliver Potezica escaped unharmed. |
| Top IS leaders 'take refuge' in Libya | Top IS leaders 'take refuge' in Libya |
| Control and crucifixions: Life in Libya under IS | Control and crucifixions: Life in Libya under IS |
| The dozens killed in Friday's air strikes on the IS camp reportedly included Tunisian extremist Noureddine Chouchane. | The dozens killed in Friday's air strikes on the IS camp reportedly included Tunisian extremist Noureddine Chouchane. |
| He has been linked to two attacks in Tunisia last year, including one which killed 30 Britons in the beach resort of Sousse. | He has been linked to two attacks in Tunisia last year, including one which killed 30 Britons in the beach resort of Sousse. |
| "We took this action against Sabir [Noureddine Chouchan] in the training camp after determining that both he and the Isil [IS] fighters at these facilities were planning external attacks on US and other Western interests in the region," Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said. | "We took this action against Sabir [Noureddine Chouchan] in the training camp after determining that both he and the Isil [IS] fighters at these facilities were planning external attacks on US and other Western interests in the region," Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said. |
| IS has been active in Libya for more than a year. The US estimates the group has up to 6,000 fighters there. | IS has been active in Libya for more than a year. The US estimates the group has up to 6,000 fighters there. |
| More than four years after the overthrow of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, the country remains fragmented, fought over by a number of groups, including IS. | More than four years after the overthrow of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, the country remains fragmented, fought over by a number of groups, including IS. |
| Different authorities rule over various regions, hampering efforts to find a unified national administration. | Different authorities rule over various regions, hampering efforts to find a unified national administration. |
| Islamic State militants in Libya | Islamic State militants in Libya |