U.S. Marines Stick Around in Case Libya Blows Up Again
Liberation of Sirte didn’t end American involvement
by JOSEPH TREVITHICK
On Dec. 5, 2016, forces aligned with Libya’s Government of National Accord declared they had finally ejected the last of the Islamic State’s fighters from the city of Sirte. Since Aug. 1, 2016, American pilots had supported the campaign with hundreds of air strikes.
The Pentagon did not report any new strikes on Dec. 6, suggesting the U.S. mission might be coming to an end. The top American headquarters for operations in Africa had dutifully issued press releases about the attacks nearly every day for the proceeding four months.
However, the aerial campaign — dubbed Operation Odyssey Lightning — has not ended and isn’t likely to officially come to a halt any time soon.
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