Pentagon says Egypt, UAE responsible for Libya strikes
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WASHINGTONAug 26, 2014 - 12:00 am GMT+3
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Aug 26, 2014 12:00 am
The U.S. military believes the governments of Egypt and the United Arab Emirates were responsible for a recent series of airstrikes on militia in Libya, a Pentagon spokesman said on Tuesday.
Rear Admiral John Kirby, speaking to reporters at the Pentagon, declined to give details of why the Obama administration believed those two countries conducted the mysterious strikes.
Three years after rebels toppled longtime dictator Muammar Gaddafi, Libya is sinking deeper into chaos as armed factions battle in various cities and two rival legislatures compete for power.
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