The Pentagon: America is Closely Following Situation in Libya.
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Washington, 10 March 2016(Lana) US Defence Department Spokesman
Peter Cook said his country was closely following the situation in
Libya, and was looking into all options to respond to terrorist
threats.
US Secretary of Defence Carter Ashton is continuing consultation
with President Obama and the rest of the National Security team over
this issue, the spokesman said.
Cook refused to confirm reports by the New York Times that Carter
might have submitted to Obama a plan for a military intervention in
Libya.
The military intervention plan, disclosed by the New York Times on
Wednesday, involved a series of air strikes against 40 Da'esh camps
in four areas inside Libya.
Although, the spokesman did not give further details about the
consultations, he said Obama and the Defence Secretary have clearly
stressed at the press conference on Da'esh last week that the US
would take the necessary measures to respond to the terrorist group.
Cook said his country was closely monitoring the situation in
Libya, and was considering all options to confront the terrorist
threat.
He noted that other camps apart from the one bombed by the US air
force in Sabrata, were being closely monitored , and that the US Army
would act in the time to destroy the terrorist groups.
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