US launches airstrikes targeting Islamic State in Libya

Q: The United States launched multiple airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Libya last week at the request of the Libyan government. Where is Libya?

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Q: President Barack Obama said the new bombing campaign is needed to drive the militants out of the troubled North African country. Where else have US warplanes attacked Islamic State forces?

A. Afghanistan

B. Iraq

C. Syria

D. All of the above

Q: This is not the first US military action in Libya. In fact, the nation’s capital is featured in the US Marines Hymn. What is the capital of Libya?

A. Benghazi

B. Montezuma

C. Tripoli

D. Zanzibar

Q: Libya’s much smaller neighbor also has suffered attacks by Islamic State terrorists. Which smaller nation is on Libya’s northwestern border?

A. Tunisia

B. Sudan

C. Egypt

D. Chad

Q: The Islamic State in Libya arose after US air strikes helped NATO-supported rebels oust what Libyan dictator in 2011?

A. Zine El Abidine Ben Ali

B. Muammar Gaddafi

C. Hosni Mubarak

D. Ali Abdullah Saleh


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