International air services to, through or near Libya have ceased and coalition forces have commenced bombing the country's defences and are flying fighter jets across eastern parts of the country. The attacks are still being described as the first phase of an operation to enforce a no-fly zone.
The multinational military force launched attacks Saturday, after colonel Gadhafi was shown to have ignored a cease-fire mandated by the United Nations.
American and British ships and submarines fired more than 110 Tomahawk missiles and hit about 20 Libyan air and missile defence targets, US vice admiral William Gortney said.
The exact results of the mission were not immediately clear.
British Defence secretary Liam Fox said the Royal Air Force had deployed Tornado GR4 fast jets, which flew 3,000 miles from the United Kingdom and back, "making this the longest-range bombing mission conducted by the RAF since the (1982) Falklands conflict."
Bombs fall on Libya
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Monday, 21 March 2011
International air services to, through or near Libya have ceased and coalition forces have commenced bombing the country's defences and are flying fighter jets across eastern parts of the country. The attacks are still being described as the first phase of an operation to enforce a no-fly zone.
The multinational military force launched attacks Saturday, after colonel Gadhafi was shown to have ignored a cease-fire mandated by the United Nations.
American and British ships and submarines fired more than 110 Tomahawk missiles and hit about 20 Libyan air and missile defence targets, US vice admiral William Gortney said.
The exact results of the mission were not immediately clear.
British Defence secretary Liam Fox said the Royal Air Force had deployed Tornado GR4 fast jets, which flew 3,000 miles from the United Kingdom and back, "making this the longest-range bombing mission conducted by the RAF since the (1982) Falklands conflict."
