Posted on Feb 19, 2016
U.S. Airstrike in Libya Targets ISIL Training Camp, Senior Facilitator
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Great news as far as I am concerned that the USA launched an Airstrike against a ISIL training camp in Libya.
"WASHINGTON, February 19, 2016 — The U.S. military conducted an airstrike in Libya early today targeting an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant training camp near Sabratha, and Noureddine Chouchane, also known as "Sabir," a Tunisian national who was an ISIL senior facilitator in Libya associated with the training camp, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said.
In May, Tunisian authorities named Chouchane as a suspect in a deadly March 18 attack on the Bardo Museum in Tunis, Cook said in a written statement.
Chouchane also facilitated the movement of potential ISIL-affiliated foreign fighters from Tunisia to Libya and onward to other countries, Cook added.
Immediate Impact on ISIL in Libya
“Destruction of the camp and Chouchane's removal will eliminate an experienced facilitator and is expected to have an immediate impact on ISIL's ability to facilitate its activities in Libya, including recruiting new ISIL members, establishing bases in Libya, and potentially planning external attacks on U.S. interests in the region,” Cook said.
Officials are assessing the results of the operation, the press secretary added.
“This strike demonstrates we will go after ISIL whenever it is necessary, using the full range of tools at our disposal,” Cook said in his statement."
"WASHINGTON, February 19, 2016 — The U.S. military conducted an airstrike in Libya early today targeting an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant training camp near Sabratha, and Noureddine Chouchane, also known as "Sabir," a Tunisian national who was an ISIL senior facilitator in Libya associated with the training camp, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said.
In May, Tunisian authorities named Chouchane as a suspect in a deadly March 18 attack on the Bardo Museum in Tunis, Cook said in a written statement.
Chouchane also facilitated the movement of potential ISIL-affiliated foreign fighters from Tunisia to Libya and onward to other countries, Cook added.
Immediate Impact on ISIL in Libya
“Destruction of the camp and Chouchane's removal will eliminate an experienced facilitator and is expected to have an immediate impact on ISIL's ability to facilitate its activities in Libya, including recruiting new ISIL members, establishing bases in Libya, and potentially planning external attacks on U.S. interests in the region,” Cook said.
Officials are assessing the results of the operation, the press secretary added.
“This strike demonstrates we will go after ISIL whenever it is necessary, using the full range of tools at our disposal,” Cook said in his statement."
U.S. Airstrike in Libya Targets ISIL Training Camp, Senior Facilitator
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The administration seems very inconsistent on when they go wherever necessary and when they can't do something because they must respect the rights of a sovereign nation. Both lines seem to be more driven by political optics rather than a coherent foreign policy or national defense strategy.
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Many of us remember that after the attacks on 9/11/2001 the leader of Libya who had opposed us for so long switched to supporting us with information and access. Muammar Gaddafi was our ally until the Arab Spring supported by the current administration destabilized his government. He was captured by "freedom fighters" who turned out to be terrorists.
Later the administration arranged for arms to be transferred from aid terrorists to Syrian terrorists. That was when American ambassador Chris Stevens was killed along with three other brave Americans.
ISIL has an estimated 5,000 fighters in Libya now. They are strategically poised to impact saharan and sub-saharan Africa. Last year they attacked tourists on a beach. I expect to see much more of those types of attacks on beachgoers around the Mediterranean sea this spring and summer.
Later the administration arranged for arms to be transferred from aid terrorists to Syrian terrorists. That was when American ambassador Chris Stevens was killed along with three other brave Americans.
ISIL has an estimated 5,000 fighters in Libya now. They are strategically poised to impact saharan and sub-saharan Africa. Last year they attacked tourists on a beach. I expect to see much more of those types of attacks on beachgoers around the Mediterranean sea this spring and summer.
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