The United States has adopted that the aim of air strikes in Libya were a terrorist group "al-Qaeda in the Maghreb. To the best knowledge of the Libyan authorities, during the special operation was destroyed, the main Algerian Islamist Mokhtar Belmokhtar.

Official representative of the Ministry of defense Colonel Steve Warren has approved, that the American military made a "counterterrorism operation" in Libya. According to his statement, similar measures were targeted against militants belonging to the most dangerous terrorist group al-Qaida.

As an adept of the American authorities do not inform about how the past specialized operation against the Islamists. With all of this, according to reliable information the government of Libya during air strikes by the United States air force was destroyed by the leader of the Algerian Islamist Mokhtar Belmokhtar. "The government located in Eastern Libya, confirmed that the United States aircraft struck asiaindia blows, the result of which was destroyed by the terrorist Belmokhtar", - quotes Reuters the representative of the government.

Meanwhile, the death of a fighter in the American military don't recognize. "At the moment we evaluate the results of the operation and will provide additional information when this will be possible," said Colonel Steve Warren.

Note that the United States has accused of Belmokhtar in a militant attack in early January 2013 to oil and gas complex In Amenas in Algeria. Also say directly he created the extremist Salafist group for preaching and Jihad", which was listed as the most dangerous in the Sahel region. On account of the data of terrorists 10s offences, several cases of hostage-taking. In this regard, this group under the direction of Belmokhtar became known as "the Branch of al-Qaeda in the Maghreb States".
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