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Pentagon: IS leader in Libya killed.

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Washington, 15.11.2015 - (Lana) - US defense department 'Pentagon' , yesterday Saturday , said that the American army had conducted an air strike on Friday night in Libya , resulted in killing an IS leader. Pentagon spokesman 'Peter Cook' , said in a statement , that the American army on the 13th of November , had conducted an air-strike against 'Abu-Nabil' in Libya , who is called 'Wisam Abdu-Zayed Zobaidi' , an Iraqi citizen , who has been active for so long in al-Qaida and a high official in the IS. The American official said that , killing 'Nabil' will weaken the IS capabilities in Libya , especially in recruiting new members , building training bases in Libya , and planning for attack against the United States. The US strike was prepared and planed , as the first of its kind against an IS official 'Da'ash' in Libya , before the terrorist attack which hit Paris on Friday night. =Lana=