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Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/19/politics/us-airstrikes-libya-isis/
U.S. Bombs ISIS Camps in Libya, 80 Killed
(CNN) Barbara Starr - U.S. B-2 bombers struck and destroyed two ISIS camps in Libya overnight, with initial estimates that over 80 militants were killed, U.S. officials said Thursday. The strikes were on external actors who were actively "plotting attacks in Europe," Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said. The Defense Department showed a video of surveillance footage of the ISIS fighters as they loaded shells and rocket-propelled grenades into pick-up trucks. "The fighters training in these camps posed a security risk to Libya, to its neighbors, to our allies in Africa and Europe, and to the United States," Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said. The strike was carried out by two Air Force B-2 bombers flying from Missouri, a 30-plus hour roundtrip mission, with over 100 bombs and missiles dropped on the targets. In addition, unmanned aircraft also took part in the strikes.