Two B-2 “stealth” bombers struck Islamic State targets in Libya on Wednesday evening, killing nearly 100 terrorists just two days before President Obama is set to leave office, two U.S. defense officials told Fox News.
(FOX)- The B-2s dropped 108 precision-guided bombs on two ISIS training camps 30 miles southwest of the Libyan coastal city of Sirte, killing an estimated 85 fighters, a defense official said.
President Obama authorized the action. Most of the terrorists targeted had escaped Sirte after extensive military actions there.
U.S. drones “cleaned up” the operation by launching hellfire missiles that killed a several of ISIS fighters trying to run to safety.
The bombers took off from their permanent base in Missouri and refueled at least five times during the mission. The planes flew around the world and back without landing.
Two U.S. Navy ships — the USS Donald Cook and USS Porter — remained in the Mediterranean to provide search and rescue if necessary.