"
The Pentagon press secretary , Peter Cook , said a key
target was a senior Tunisian militant linked to deadly
commando-style attacks last year in his homeland .
Earlier , a U .S. defense official said the militant,
Noureddine Chouchane, was " likely killed " in Friday ' s
airstrikes. But Cook said full details were being
assessed. Libyan authorities placed the overall death
toll at more than 40 .
It was the first major U .S. airstrikes in Libya since..."
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