US Says Airstrike Kills Islamic State Militant In Libya

File - Smoke rises after an airstrike on an Islamic State target in Sirte, Libya, Sept. 28, 2016. Photo Credit: VOA

US forces in Africa says they have carried out an airstrike near the Libyan desert town of Bani Walid, south-east of the capital Tripoli on Tuesday.

The US says one Islamic State member was killed in the raid, which was carried out in co-ordination with the UN-recognised Libyan Government.

IS lost its base in the city of Sirte in 2016 and sought to regroup in the desert.

Earlier, a ceasefire was agreed following clashes between rival militias in the southern suburbs of the capital. The violence left five people dead and dozens wounded.





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