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The Norwegian participation in the military efforts against the Libyan government came to an end in late July 2011, by which time Norwegian aircraft had dropped 588 bombs and carried out 615 of the 6493 NATO missions between 31 March and 1 August (not including 19 bombs dropped and 32 missions carried out under operation Odyssey Dawn). 75% of ...
On 24 March 2011, NATO took command of enforcing the no-fly zone in Libya and was considering taking control of the rest of the mission. [30] On 24 March 2011, the coalition agreed to have NATO command the no-fly zone, [31] and the U.S. Department of Defense stated that the U.S. would relinquish command of Operation Odyssey Dawn as early as 28 ...
In 2011, Norwegian F-16s took part in Nato's Operation Unified Protector and conducted bombing runs on Libya from a base in Crete. [2] 588 bombs were dropped during these raids. [3] Norway operates a consulate in Tripoli. [2] Norwegian and Libyan interests have both made economic investments in the opposite country.
How Libya's years of crisis unfolded after 2011 uprising. August 28, 2024 at 6:08 AM. ... Libya is now split between warring administrations in east and west. 2015 - Islamists on the march.
UK: By 12 July, the UK had spent about €136 million on operations in Libya. [66] Denmark: Royal Danish Air Force F-16 fighters flew their first mission over Libya on 20 March and their last on 31 October 2011, a total of 600 sorties dropping 923 bombs, equaling 12,1% of the total number dropped during the conflict. [67]
Libya's GDP per capita , human development index, and literacy rate were better than in Egypt and Tunisia, whose Arab Spring revolutions preceded the outbreak of protests in Libya. [78] Libya's corruption perception index in 2010 was 2.2, ranking 146th out of 178 countries, worse than that of Egypt (ranked 98th) and Tunisia (ranked 59th). [79]
A number of Norwegian F-16s took off from Souda Bay Air Base on Crete, Greece, performing several missions over Libya during the day, evening and through the night. [32] [33] 25 March: Three laser-guided bombs were launched from two F-16s of the Royal Norwegian Air Force against Libyan tanks. [34]
The Libyan Civil War began on 15 February 2011 as a civil protest and later evolved into a widespread uprising. However, by 19 March, Libyan forces under Colonel Muammar Gaddafi were on the brink of a decisive victory over rebels in Libya's east.