Joint Libya-US forces strike Al-Qaeda site in Ubari

BY Libyan Express Feb 14, 2019 - 16:10

Ubari city in southern Libya (Photo: Social Media)

Joint US-Libyan forces raided an al-Qaeda site in Ubari on Wednesday, according to a statement by a Libyan Tripoli-based official.

The spokesperson for Fayez al-Sarraj, head of the Presidency Council of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord of Libya, said in a statement late on Wednesday that a site with a number of al Qaeda members in Ubari was “raided” but gave no details.

“This joint work between the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord and the US Government coincided with the meeting of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Foreign Minister Mohamed Sayala at the Global Coalition To Defeat Islamic State meeting last week”, spokesperson Mohamed El Sallak said in the statement.

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