WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — A single US airstrike in support of Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) hit another Islamic State (ISIL or Daesh) terror group’s fighting position in the city of Sirte on Tuesday, the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in a press release.
"This [attack] brings the total number of airstrikes [conducted as a part of] of Operation Odyssey Lightning, which began Aug. 1, to 147," the release stated on Wednesday.
AFRICOM explained the airstrikes will help deny the Daesh a safe haven in Libya from which it could attack the United States and its allies.
The Daesh, a terrorist organization outlawed in Russia, gained a foothold in Libya in the turmoil following the 2011 ousting of the country’s long-time leader Muammar Gaddafi.
