US Special Forces Are Thrown Out Of Libya (Update)

The Guardian: Secret US mission in Libya revealed after air force posted pictures

Facebook post, accompanied by four pictures, said 20 armed soldiers arrived wearing bulletproof jackets.

A secret US commando mission to Libya has been revealed after photographs of a special forces unit were posted on the Facebook page of the country’s air force.

Libya’s air force said 20 US soldiers arrived at Libya’s Wattiya airbase on Monday, but left soon after local commanders asked them to go because they had no permission to be at the base. It was unclear if another branch of the Libyan military had authorized the mission.

Pentagon sources confirmed to US media that the special forces unit was part of a mission sent this week, but it was unclear if the soldiers had left the country.

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