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US Forces Conduct 23 Anti-Daesh Airstrikes in Libya's Sirte in Six Days

© AFP 2023 / Ismail ZitounyFighters ride a pickup truck as smoke rises during a battle with Islamic State fighters in neighborhood Number Two in Sirte, Libya
Fighters ride a pickup truck as smoke rises during a battle with Islamic State fighters in neighborhood Number Two in Sirte, Libya - Sputnik International
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From November 10-15, US airstrikes hit 49 Daesh fighting positions and three vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices near the Libyan city of Sirte, according to press release.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — US forces have conducted 23 airstrikes against the Islamic State, also known as Daesh, near the Libyan city of Sirte over the past week, the Africa Command said in a press release on Wednesday.

From November 10-15, US airstrikes hit 49 Daesh fighting positions and three vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices, according to the release.

Fighters ride a pickup truck as smoke rises during a battle with Islamic State fighters in neighborhood Number Two in Sirte, Libya - Sputnik International
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The total number of American strikes in support of Operation Odyssey Lightning launched on August 1 has reached 391, the Africa Command noted.

The airstrikes are intended to help deny the Daesh a safe haven in Libya from which it could attack the United States.

The Daesh gained a foothold in Libya in the turmoil following the 2011 ouster of the country’s longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi. The terror group is outlawed in Russia and numerous other countries.

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