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The military intervention in Libya has been cited by the Council on Foreign Relations as an example of the responsibility to protect policy adopted by the UN at the 2005 World Summit. [233] According to Gareth Evans, "[t]he international military intervention (SMH) in Libya is not about bombing for democracy or Muammar Gaddafi's head. Legally ...
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]
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]
August 28 (Reuters) - Here is a timeline chronicling Libya's years of chaos and division: 2011 - Revolt and civil war. An uprising against Muammar Gaddafi's four-decade rule rapidly spreads ...
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 ...
After that, the US planned to focus on the skirmishes on the ground. The Pentagon said that the United Arab Emirates and Qatar would also be involved in military operations in Libya, but would announce their involvement themselves. [citation needed] Operation Odyssey Dawn, falls under the operational command of the AFRICOM, under General Carter ...
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.
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