United States intervention in Libya (2015–2019)

Belligerents

United States

• U.S. Air Force
• U.S. Navy
• U.S. Marine Corps
• U.S. Special Operations Forces

Libya

• Government of National Accord

United Kingdom

• SAS
• SBS

France

• DGSE
• Commandos Marine

Jordan

ISIL in Libya

• Wilayah al-Tarabulus
• Wilayah al-Fizan
• Wilayah Barqah

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Al-Qaeda in the Islamic MaghrebCommanders and leadersDonald Trump (until 2019)
Barack Obama (until 2017)
Fayez al-Sarraj
Al-Mahdi Al-Barghathi (until 2018)Abu Nabil al-Anbari†
Abdul Qader al-Najdi
Abu Hudhayfah al-MuhajirStrength Unknown 10,000+ militants (in 2016)Casualties and losses 1 killed (non-combat) 1,552 fighters killed 637–930 civilians killed

From November 2015 to 2019, the United States and allies carried out a large series of both airstrikes and drone strikes to intervene in Libya during the country's ongoing civil war that erupted following the 2011 overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi. The intervention was conducted in support of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord and primarily targeted the ISIL presence in the region, which had exploited Libya's political fragmentation and security vacuum to establish a significant foothold in the country. By 2019, the ISIL branch had been largely driven from holding Libyan territory, and US strikes ceased.