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40,000 pounds of 500-pound bombs, and those two planes flew all the way across the world from missouri to libya. and when they got to libya, between them those two planes dropped about 100 500-pound bombs on two isis camps in the desert. now, the city of sirte in libya was controlled by isis until recently. libyan ground forces retook the city last month. the u.s. military says isis fighters who escaped the ground offensive that retook the city, the isis fighters flew to the two camps in the desert. the u.s. african command put in a request to strike them, and president obama approved the miss...

Now, the city of sirte in libya was controlled by isis until recently. libyan ground forces retook the city last month. the u.s. military says isis fighters who escaped the ground offensive that retook the city, the isis fighters flew to the two camps in the desert. the u.s. african command put in a request to strike them, and president obama approved the mission. in a globe-circling feat, four americans took off from missouri, they flew 34 hours round trip. they had 15 separate inflight refuellings and they completed that mission. defense secretary ash carter announced it at the pentagon once...

The u.s. african command put in a request to strike them, and president obama approved the mission. in a globe-circling feat, four americans took off from missouri, they flew 34 hours round trip. they had 15 separate inflight refuellings and they completed that mission. defense secretary ash carter announced it at the pentagon once the the bombers and the pilots were back home safe on thursday. >> first in libya, our africa command conducted air strikes against two isil camps south of sirte. initial estimates indicate the air strikes killed more than 80 isil fighters, many of whom converged th...

Claims about former secretary of state hillary clinton for the past three years relating to the attacks in benghazi and then there was this. chuck todd questioning the congressman from the benghazi committee yesterday on "meet the press." >> why haven't you called the following witnesses. general carter, who led a u.s. african command at that time. samantha power, who was in the white house now, ambassador to u.n. you could have called her. former cia director at the time, general petraeus hasn't been called. leon panetta hasn't been called. why haven't these people been called before your com...

In a visit to chile the president said this is a humanitarian mission and, quote, we're going to make sure we stick to that mandate. >> the international community rallied and said, we have to stop any potential atrocities inside libya. >> reporter: the president spoke for the first time since a rain of international bombs targeted libyan anti-aircraft guns. and troops moving on civilian is. heading the international effort right now is u.s. commander general carter hamm of the u.s. african command. >> we have not observed libyan military aircraft operating since the beginning of coalition mil...