Libya says Algerian militant Belmokhtar killed in U.S. strike

TRIPOLI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Libya's recognized government said on Sunday that Algerian veteran militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a major figure in North African and Sahel Islamist insurgencies, has been killed in a U.S. air strike inside Libya. Earlier, the U.S. Department of Defense said the U.S. military conducted a counter terrorism strike against an al Qaeda-associated target in Libya on Saturday night, but were assessing results before providing more details. "The Libyan government