The U.S Department of Defense has confirmed it has launched a new round of airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Libya.
According to Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook, Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) requested the airstrikes in Sirte which is an ISIS stronghold along the Libyan coast.
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Defense officials will not say whether there are any U.S. forces on the ground in Libya but have specified that this particular operation in Sirte has not involved any boots on the ground.
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