US Launches Strike On IS In Libya

 The US has carried out air strikes on positions of so-called Islamic State in Libya, following a request by the UN- backed government there, the pentagon says..
 The strike which targeted the positions in the port city of Sirte an IS stronghold. western powers have become increasingly concerned at IS's growing presence in Libya..
 Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj, in a televised address , said the strikes caused ''heavy losses''
The Strike are the first such US military intervention co-ordinated with the Libyan unity government..