Updated: US launches airstrikes targeting IS in Libya

WASHINGTON — The United States launched multiple airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Libya on Monday, opening a new, more persistent front against the group at the request of the United Nations-backed government, Libyan and U.S. officials said. Fayez Serraj, the head of the U.N.-brokered presidency council, said in a televised statement that American warplanes […]