Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016
By: Terri Moon Cronl
At the request of the Libyan Government of National Accord, the U.S. military conducted precision airstrikes today against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant targets in Sirte, Libya, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook told reporters in a news briefing.
The airstrikes were in support of GNA-affiliated forces seeking to defeat ISIL in its primary stronghold in Libya, Cook said.
President Barack Obama authorized the strikes following…
