The U.S. launched a new campaign of airstrikes Monday aimed at dislodging ISIS from its stronghold in Libya. The "precision airstrikes" were launched in support of Libyan government forces (GNA) that are attempting to drive ISIS from Sirte, a city halfway between Tripoli and Benghazi, the Pentagon and Libya's official government confirmed. Specifically, the U.S. is targeting ISIS military "infrastructure such as tanks, high-caliber weapons, and command and control nodes using precision ordnance," a senior U.S. administration official said.
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