US confirms death of Libyan ISIS leader

Pentagon spokesman, Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, has confirmed the death of a senior leader of the Islamic State (IS) group in Libya.

According to the Pentagon spokesman, Abu Nabil was killed after an F-15 jet targeted a compound in the eastern city of Derna on 13 November.

The deceased IS leader who is an Iraqi national by birth was also known as Wissam Najm Abd Zayd al-Zubaydi.

US officials said the 13 November strike against Nabil had been authorised before terrorist attacks in Paris that evening that IS claimed responsibility for.

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“Nabil’s death will degrade Isil’s (IS) ability to meet the group’s objectives in Libya, including recruiting new Isil members, establishing bases in Libya, and planning external attacks on the United States,” the Pentagon said at the time.

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