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 â 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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US - 41
Russia - 4000+
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.
Democracy never killed a member of Al Qaeda or ISIS. Our military did, with weapons, in the desert. End of story.
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