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U.S. Airstrikes on ISIS Camp in Libya Kill at Least 41
nytimes.com ^ | FEB. 19, 2016 | DECLAN WALSH, BEN HUBBARD and ERIC SCHMITT

Posted on 02/19/2016 2:44:42 PM PST by Trumpinator

U.S. Airstrikes on ISIS Camp in Libya Kill at Least 41

By DECLAN WALSH, BEN HUBBARD and ERIC SCHMITT FEB. 19, 2016

CAIRO — American warplanes bombed an Islamic State training camp in Libya early Friday, killing at least 41 people, most likely including a militant commander linked to attacks on Western tourists, in a strike that highlighted the widening gap between American military and diplomatic efforts in the region.

The airstrikes in Sabratha, a seaside town 50 miles west of Tripoli, targeted Noureddine Chouchane, a Tunisian militant linked to two major attacks on Western tourists in Tunisia last year. He had also facilitated the arrival of Islamic State recruits in Libya, the Pentagon said in a statement confirming the strikes.

Mr. Chouchane was probably killed in the strike, the Pentagon said.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Russia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: hillary; isis; libya; mccain; obama
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To: Trumpinator

US - 41
Russia - 4000+


21 posted on 02/19/2016 4:18:25 PM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: Trumpinator

Are we at war with Tunisia?

We’re killing Tunisians?

Maybe we should be, but President Fumblebutt sure hasn’t made the case for it.


22 posted on 02/19/2016 4:35:22 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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Democracy never killed a member of Al Qaeda or ISIS. Our military did, with weapons, in the desert. End of story.


23 posted on 02/19/2016 5:27:59 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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