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19 March 2011: French [80] forces began the military intervention in Libya, later joined by coalition forces with strikes against armoured units south of Benghazi and attacks on Libyan air-defense systems, as UN Security Council Resolution 1973 called for using "all necessary means" to protect civilians and civilian-populated areas from attack ...
The goal of coalition forces was to impose a no-fly zone for Libyan government forces. The U.S. initially had strategic command of the military intervention, coordinated missions between coalition members and set up Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn on USS Mount Whitney for the tactical command and control in the area of operations.
Its forces are divided geographically, into the Western Shield, Central Shield and Eastern Shield. Elements of the Libya Shield Force were identified by some observers as linked to Al-Qaeda as early as 2012. [165] [166] The term "Libya Shield 1" is used to refer to the Islamist part of the Libya Shield Force in the east of Libya. [195]
Rebels counter-attacked against Brega in an attempt to push out Gaddafi's forces. [90] By late afternoon, coalition forces had bombed pro-Gaddafi forces near Brega. BBC Monitoring quoted a privately owned online newspaper, Libya al-Yawm, that Gaddafi's forces had been pushed back to the village of Bishr, west of the city. However, it was ...
US Military map showing the situation of 28 March 2011 4 Canadian Forces CF-18s struck and destroyed Regime ammunition bunkers 92 km south of Misrata. [43] Air Force and Navy Rafales attacked a command centre south of Tripoli. French and Qatari Mirage 2000-5s conducted joint patrols and air interdiction missions from Souda Air Base.
Turkish Armed Forces. Turkish Land Forces; Turkish Navy [54] Turkish Air Force [54] Special Forces Command [56] National Intelligence Organization [57] United States (since 1 Aug. 2016) U.S. Air Force [58] U.S. Marine Corps [59] [60] Supported by: United Kingdom United States [61] Italy [62] Italian Marines. Elements of the San Marco Marine ...
The international reactions to the 2011 military intervention in Libya were the responses to the military intervention in Libya by NATO and allied forces to impose a no-fly zone. The intervention was authorized by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 , approved in New York on 17 March, in response to the Libyan Civil War , though ...
Military situation in Libya as of June 2020. Under the control of the Tobruk-led Government / Government of National Stability and Libyan National Army Under the control of the Government of National Unity ( Tobruk-led political withdrawal ) and Allies