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The US joins battle against IS in Libya

06/08/2016 GMT

BBC World Service - The World This Week, The US joins battle against IS in Libya

US airpower is helping the new Libyan government against so-called Islamic State.

The US is using air power against so-called Islamic State in Libya - at the request of the UN-backed Libyan government. It could be a big moment in the fight against IS, and in the new government's attempts to exert some authority.
Photo: A US jet takes off from a US warship in the Mediterranean to attack IS targets in Sirte, Libya.
Credit: APTN

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