The intervention was based on a request by the United Nations-backed government in Libya.
Military authorities at the US Pentagon said the strikes targeted positions in the port city of Sirte, which has been a stronghold of the Islamic State.
The Pentagon said the strikes on Monday were authorized by President BARACK OBAMA.
Libya’s Prime Minister, FAYEZ SARRAJ, has also confirmed in a televised address that the strikes caused heavy losses.
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