
The US Special Operations troops have been stationed at two outposts in eastern and western Libya since late 2015, tasked with lining up local partners in advance of a possible offensive against the Daesh, The Washington Post reported Friday.
Two teams totaling fewer than 25 troops are operating from around the cities of Misurata and Benghazi to identify potential allies among local armed factions and gather intelligence on threats, according to the US officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive mission overseas.
The insertion of a tiny group of US personnel into a country rife with militant threats reflects the Obama administration’s worries about Daesh's powerful Libyan branch and the widespread expectations of an expanded campaign against it.
For months, the Pentagon has been developing plans for potential action against the group, which has at least several thousand fighters in the coastal city of Sirte and other areas.
The US personnel, whose ongoing presence had not been previously reported, is a sign of the acceleration toward another military campaign in Libya.
Source ; MENA
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