The United States launched multiple airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Libya on Monday, opening a new, more persistent front against the group at the request of the United Nations-backed government, Libyan and U.S. officials said.
Fayez Serraj, the head of Libya's U.N.-brokered presidency council, said in a televised statement that American warplanes attacked the IS bastion of Sirte on the Mediterranean in northern Libya. No U.S. ground forces will be deployed, he said.
The precision strikes, which targeted an Islamic State tank and vehicles, come amid growing concerns about the group's increased threat to Europe and its ability to inspire attacks across the region, even though its numbers have been shrinking because of attacks from local forces and allied international troops.
Source: Associated Press
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 03 2016, @07:53PM
If Mr. K was left partially in power when their civil war started, the situation may have ended up similar to Syria today, which is not any better, and arguably worse. It would likely have been a mess either way. I do agree, though, we should curtail our meddling, since it rarely helps.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 04 2016, @06:12PM
Bad example. Syria was messed up by the US too.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-syria-wikileaks-idUSTRE73H0E720110418 [reuters.com]
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/21/world/middleeast/cia-said-to-aid-in-steering-arms-to-syrian-rebels.html?pagewanted=all [nytimes.com]
The USA is like a pyromaniac fireman. Starting fires everywhere and pretending to be the hero or even the victim when they get burned.