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Monday, August 18, 2014

"Mystery" airstrikes in Libya


No one has claimed credit so far.  The jets don't belong to Libya,  so it's reasonable to assume that some other country or countries have decided to knock off at least half a dozen of the bad guys. Italy was suspected, but has denied doing so. Of course, lies come easy to the EU countries, so it could have still been either Italy or France... or it could have been Egypt. It has the air power and being  a next door neighbour has easier, faster access.  The question now is: Is this gonna continue?

From LasVegasSun:
6 killed in mystery airstrikes in Libyan capital. Airstrikes launched by an unknown party targeting Islamist-led militias in Libya's capital killed six people Monday, authorities said, as the interim government vowed to investigate the strikes amid raging street battles.

The confusion over who launched the two fighter jets shows the chaos still engulfing Libya after the 2011 civil war that toppled down longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

In a statement, the government demanded the chief of staff and military intelligence to investigate the predawn strikes Monday morning targeting positions of militias originally from the coastal city of Misrata and its Islamist allies.

The strikes, under the cover of darkness, sparked fears that a foreign country like Italy carried out the attack, as the Libyan military does not have aircraft that can fly at night, according to a former colonel in the Libyan air force. Libya's newly elected parliament recently asked the United Nations to protect its civilians and stop the fighting. Italy's ambassador to Libya even went on local television to say his country was not involved.......

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