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Western Coalition Strikes Libyan Targets for Second Night in a Row--Coalition Controls Libyan Skies, Halts Gaddafi's Advance in East--Arabs Voice Reservation, Warn of Civilian Losses; Call Emergency Meeting--64 Reported Killed in Western Strikes; Opposition Says Gaddafi Killed 8,000--NATO Agrees Operation Plan (Arab Revolts-Libya)

By Lebanon) The Daily Middle East Reporter (Beirut

Release : 2011-03-21

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Western powers launched a second wave of air strikes on Libya early on Monday after halting the advance of Moammar Gaddafi's forces on Benghazi and targeting air defenses to let their planes patrol the skies. The U.N.-mandated intervention to protect civilians caught up in a one-month-old revolt against Gaddafi drew criticism from Arab League chief Amr Moussa, who questioned the need for a heavy bombardment, which he said had killed many civilians. But the United States, carrying out the air strikes in a coalition with Britain, France, Italy and Canada among others, said the campaign was working and dismissed a ceasefire announcement by the Libyan military on Sunday evening, Reuters reported. Britain's Defense Ministry said one of its submarines had again fired Tomahawk guided missiles on Sunday night as part of a second wave of attacks to enforce the U.N. resolution. "We and our international partners are continuing operations in support of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973," a ministry spokesman said. Italy said it also had warplanes in the air, after U.S. and British warships and submarines launched 110 Tomahawk missiles on Saturday night and Sunday morning. Vice Admiral Bill Gortney, director of the U.S. military's Joint Staff, told reporters there had been no new Libyan air activity or radar emissions, but a significant decrease in Libyan air surveillance, since strikes began Saturday. Benghazi was not yet free from threat, said Gortney, but Gaddafi's forces in the area were in distress and "suffering from isolation and confusion" after the air assaults.

Western Coalition Strikes Libyan Targets for Second Night in a Row--Coalition Controls Libyan Skies, Halts Gaddafi's Advance in East--Arabs Voice Reservation, Warn of Civilian Losses; Call Emergency Meeting--64 Reported Killed in Western Strikes; Opposition Says Gaddafi Killed 8,000--NATO Agrees Operation Plan (Arab Revolts-Libya)

By Lebanon) The Daily Middle East Reporter (Beirut

Release : 2011-03-21

Genre : Reference, Books

Kind : ebook

(0 ratings)
Western powers launched a second wave of air strikes on Libya early on Monday after halting the advance of Moammar Gaddafi's forces on Benghazi and targeting air defenses to let their planes patrol the skies. The U.N.-mandated intervention to protect civilians caught up in a one-month-old revolt against Gaddafi drew criticism from Arab League chief Amr Moussa, who questioned the need for a heavy bombardment, which he said had killed many civilians. But the United States, carrying out the air strikes in a coalition with Britain, France, Italy and Canada among others, said the campaign was working and dismissed a ceasefire announcement by the Libyan military on Sunday evening, Reuters reported. Britain's Defense Ministry said one of its submarines had again fired Tomahawk guided missiles on Sunday night as part of a second wave of attacks to enforce the U.N. resolution. "We and our international partners are continuing operations in support of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973," a ministry spokesman said. Italy said it also had warplanes in the air, after U.S. and British warships and submarines launched 110 Tomahawk missiles on Saturday night and Sunday morning. Vice Admiral Bill Gortney, director of the U.S. military's Joint Staff, told reporters there had been no new Libyan air activity or radar emissions, but a significant decrease in Libyan air surveillance, since strikes began Saturday. Benghazi was not yet free from threat, said Gortney, but Gaddafi's forces in the area were in distress and "suffering from isolation and confusion" after the air assaults.

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