ISIL

‘UK secretly deployed military advisers in Libya to battle ISIS’

RT | February 28, 2016 A “small number” of UK military advisers are secretly operating in Libya along with US special troops, sources told the Telegraph. The aim of the operation is to battle Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIL/ISIS) militants in the conflict-ravaged country. “Special forces commandos” are reportedly working with their “US counterparts” in […]

DoD, State Dept. struggle to explain Libya strike legality with 15yo authorization & some intl law

RT | February 20, 2016 A view shows damage at the scene after an airstrike by U.S. warplanes against Islamic State in Sabratha, Libya, in this February 19, 2016 handout picture. © Sabratha municipality media office / Reuters Having confirmed a strike on an ISIS camp in Libya, Washington officials had difficulties explaining under which […]