The Pentagon confirms the  campaign’s  expected to last at least the next several days.

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Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook says at the request of the Libyan Government of National Accord, the United States military has conducted precision airstrikes against IS targets in Sirte

Seeking to defeat IS in its primary stronghold in Libya, US manned and unmanned aircraft hit an IS tank and two vehicles.

The strikes might signal the start of a U.S. broader mission to support the fledgling Libyan government.

Defense officials will not say whether there are any U.S. forces on the ground in Libya.

For months U.S. forces have conducted discreet ground operations, as small teams of special operations troops have moved in and out of Libya,

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