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U.S. Targets and Kills Algerian AQ Terrorist in Libya

By Jeralyn, Section War In Iraq
Posted on Sun Jun 14, 2015 at 05:55:57 PM EST
Tags: Mokhtar Belmokhtar, Libya (all tags)
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The U.S. conducted an airstrike inside Libya today, killing Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the Algerian former al Qaida terrorist who left al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)to form the al Mulathameen Brigade, which joined with Al Murabitoon. Via the New York Times:

In a significant escalation of American counterterrorism operations, the United States carried out an airstrike against a midlevel operative of Al Qaeda in Libya early Sunday, American officials said.

It was the first time the American military has carried out any kind of airstrike in Libya since the NATO operation there in 2011 helped oust Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.

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