Previously
denied reports of American troops on the ground in Libya have finally
been confirmed by the Pentagon. The military admitted a “small
number” of US forces in of Libya to support the local ones after
launching airstrikes on ISIS targets
A “small
number of US forces have gone in and out of Libya to exchange
information with these local forces in established joint operations
centers, and they will continue to do so as we strengthen the fight
against [Islamic State] and other terrorist organizations,” The
Hill quoted Deputy Defense Press Secretary Gordon Trowbridge as
saying on Wednesday.
Trowbridge
explained that the ground troops entering Libya use joint operations
rooms, which are away from the front line. The American soldiers help
with the coordination between Libyan troops fighting Islamic State.
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