In Libya: US Marines in new helicopter strikesThe US Naval Forces in Europe base did not immediately provide further details of the scope, objectives or impact of the attacks. US Marines are using Super Cobra attack helicopters to mount close-range airstrikes against Islamic State militants in the Libyan city of Sirte, the US navy said Thursday. The US Naval Forces in Europe base did not immediately provide further details of the scope, objectives or impact of the attacks. At the time, the Pentagon was predicting that US involvement in the battle for Sirte would last "weeks not months". The Pentagon said in August that it estimated that there were around 1,000 hardened fighters in Libya who were loyal to IS.

Source: Libya Today November 03, 2016 14:45 UTC