US dispatches 1000 Marines to Libya’s coast as fighting escalates

US dispatches 1000 Marines to Libya’s coast as fighting escalates
29-5-2014
Alrseefa News- The U.S. military has ordered the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan, with 1000 Marines on board, to move toward the Libyan coast, the Pentagon confirmed Wednesday, a day after American officials urged citizens to leave the restive country immediately

As fighting escalated Wednesday between Islamic extremists and rogue nationalist former Gen. Khalifa Hifter and his forces, the move suggested that the United States was preparing for a possible evacuation of U.S. personnel at the embassy in Tripoli or citizens living in Libya. On Tuesday, the State Department warned Americans not to travel to Libya and said those already there should leave