A group of U.S. commandos were ordered to leave Libya shortly after landing Monday due to a possible mix-up between the Libyan air force and army, U.S. and Libyan officials said Thursday.
Senior U.S. defense officials confirmed the incident to NBC News after the Libyan Air Force posted pictures to its Facebook page appearing to show the group of U.S. Special Operations Forces at one of its air bases.
One U.S. defense official suggested the group was asked to leave because of a lack of communication between the base in Wattiya and the Libyan forces who would normally "engage" with the American advisers.
The revelation comes the same day Libya's rival parliaments signed a United Nations-sponsored deal to form a government in the country, which has been in turmoil since the overthrow of Moammar Gadhafi in 2011.
