ISIS Leader in Libya Is Targeted in U.S. Airstrike
By ERIC SCHMITT
The United States has broadened its fight against the Islamic State, targeting the group’s senior leader in Libya on Friday night, the Pentagon announced on Saturday.
The United States has broadened its fight against the Islamic State, targeting the group’s senior leader in Libya on Friday night, the Pentagon announced on Saturday.
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