US Airstrikes target Al Qaeda militant in Libya

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The U.S. military launched an airstrike targeting a mid-level Al Qaeda operative in Libya. Steve Warren says the military believes the strike was successful and hit the target, but he did not provide the name of the Al Qaeda militant. Wochit

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