Libyan militants killed by U.S. forces

2019-09-21 06:07:16

(MENAFN)

According to the U.S. Africa Command on Friday, it has killed Islamic State (IS) terrorists in Murzuq city in Libya, in collaboration with the government.

AFRICOM was quoted saying in a statement that "In coordination with the Libyan Government of National Accord, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike targeting IS-Libya terrorists in the vicinity of Murzuq, Libya on Sept. 19, 2019".

U.S. Africa Command commander, Stephen Townsend, said that "U.S. Africa Command conducted this airstrike to eliminate terrorist leaders and fighters and to disrupt terrorist activity".

He added "We will not allow them to use the current conflict in Libya as protection. Together with our Libyan partners, we will continue to deny terrorists safe haven in Libya".

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