US on watch for ISIS dispersing in Libya
ALGIERS -- The United States is "watching very carefully" for Islamic State militants operating outside Sirte as the jihadist group faces defeat in its former North African stronghold, a senior US Department of State official told Reutersew.
"They have made a great deal of progress, but the fight has been quite severe and the Libyan forces have taken a lot of casualties," said Marie Richards, the Department of State's deputy counterterrorism coordinator for regional and multilateral affairs.
"We are very confident that in a short period they will be able to eliminate the threat coming out of Sirte."
