US military ends anti-ISIS operation in Libya’s Sirte

The US military has officially ended operations in a former ISIS bastion in Libya, officials announced Tuesday.


The Pentagon had launched Operation Odyssey Lightning to help local forces push the militants from the coastal city of Sirte on August 1.

"In partnership with the Libyan Government of National Accord, the operation succeeded in its core objective of enabling GNA-aligned forces to drive Daesh (ISIS) out of Sirte," the US military's Africa Command said in a statement.

US drones, gunships and warplanes had hammered ISIS positions, conducting a total of 495 strikes.
 [alarabiya.net/AFP]
21/12/16
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