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A US Libya airstrike on a farm outside Ajdabiya killed seven Ansar al-Sharia militant suspects, possibly including Algerian Mokhtar Belmokhtar, leader of the Al-Murabitoun group and tied to AQIM. Conflicting reports over Belmokhtar's death: Libya's internationally-recognized government confirmed the death of Belmokhtar whilst AP and AFP reported that Ansar al-Sharia denied his death and Al-Murabitoun publicly denied his death. A senior "Tunisian jihadist" with links to al-Qaeda, Abu Iyadh was also reportedly killed in the strike. |
