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U američkim zračnim napadima u Libiji ubijeno 17 militanata IS-a

24. 09. 2017. 21:51

Autor: HINA

epa04422741 A handout picture made available by the US Department of Defense (DoD) on 29 September 2014 shows a pair of US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles flying over northern Iraq early in the morning of 23 September 2014, after conducting airstrikes in Syria. These aircraft were part of a large coalition strike package that was the first to strike Islamic State (IS or ISIL) targets in Syria. Al-Nusra, a branch of al-Qaeda operating in Syria, was hit by US airstrikes on 23 September, the same day the US and allies launched raids against the Islamic State group, which split from al-Qaeda last year and has seized swathes of Syria and neighboring Iraq. The US Congress has also authorized the equipping and training of moderate Syrian rebel groups who are to fight Islamic State militants on the ground. But even some moderate rebel groups have reacted angrily to the strikes against al-Nusra, asking why they are not receiving more military aid and arguing that regime forces should also be targeted. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said al-Jaulani's group lost 57 fighters in the raids. The US said it was targeting a network of al-Qaeda veterans who were preparing overseas attacks. US president Barack Obama blamed instability in Syria for giving extremists space to thrive. In an interview on 28 September, Obama said his director of national intelligence already had acknowledged that US intelligence underestimated what had been taking place in Syria. EPA/HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY

U šest zračnih napada SAD-a na pustinjski logor Islamske države (IS) u Libiji ubijeno je 17 militanata i uništena tri vozila, priopćila je američka vojska u nedjelju, a riječ je o prvim američkim napadima u Libiji otkad je predsjednik Donald Trump preuzeo dužnost.

Američko zapovjedništvo za Afriku u izjavi navodi da je cilj napada bio logor 240 kilometara jugoistočno od Sirta, grada koji je nekad bio uporište IS-a u Libiji. Logor je korišten da pripadnici IS-a ulaze u Libiju i izlaze iz nje, da se pripremaju napadi i čuva oružje, dodaje se u izjavi.

“IS i Al Kaida napredovali su na područjima koja nisu pod kontrolom vlade u Libiji i uspostavili uporišta u kojima pripremaju terorističke napade”, kaže se u izjavi.

Zadnji poznati američki napad u Libiji bio je 19. siječnja, dan prije Trumpove inauguracije, kad je više od 80 militanata IS-a, od kojih su neki planirali napade u Europi, ubijeno u američkim zračnim napadima na logore blizu Sirta.