United States warplanes have carried out attacks on militants from the so-called Islamic State (IS) in Libya, killing at least 38 people.
The strikes hit an IS training camp in Sabratha, around 70km west of Tripoli.
U.S officials said it was “likely” that the strikes had killed senior Tunisian extremist, Noureddine Chouchane.
Chouchane has been linked to two attacks that took place in Tunisia last year, including an attack that killed 30 Britons, the BBC reports.
The IS group has been active in Libya for over a year, and the U.S estimates it has up to 6,000 fighters there.
Libya remains in chaos more than four years after the overthrow of former leader Muammar Gaddafi, and is being fought over by a number of groups, including the self-styled IS.
The BBC says British bases were involved in the attack but that no British assets, such as warplanes, were involved.
The mayor of Sabratha put the death toll at 41, and said the majority of those killed were Tunisians.
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