Monday, March 21, 2011

Allies bombed Libya

With bombing, France, USA and the UK began yesterday an intervention in Libya with the aim of ending the repression of Muammar Gadhafi against people who asks out of power. World leaders gathered in Paris to allow participation after considering the dictator, with 42 years in power, not complied with resolution 1973 adopted on Thursday the Security Council of the Organization of the United Nations (UN), asking him to cease the attacks against the rebels.

The meeting just concluded in Paris and French planes began bombing the city of Benghazi, the most active by fighting between rebels and forces of the regime. United States and the United Kingdom joined the action called "Odyssey at dawn to launch more than 110 Tomahawk missiles from ships and submarines against 20 air defense sites and command centers of the Libyan Army.

For the Tomahawk-missile long-range are hardly detected by radars, it took one hour hit targets around Tripoli, the capital of the country, and the city of Misrata, according to U.S. Admiral William Gortney. The operation began at 17:45 hours in Libya (09:45 hours from Mexico) when a French plane fired a tank Libya.

"The first target was detected and destroyed," said Colonel Laurent Teisseire, spokesman of the French, who added that the intention was that the tanks do not attack the rebels in Benghazi. The Libyan government announced that only in the speech yesterday 48 people were killed and 150 injured.

The parliament speaker Mohamed Zwei, said the victims included several civilians. Under the scheme, in addition to Benghazi, the allies attacked Tripoli, Misrata, Zuara and Sirte, the hometown of Gadhafi. The Odyssey at dawn "continued through the night in Libya, and promises to extend, for now the United Arab Emirates will contribute to the coalition with 24 aircraft and Qatar with between four and six.

Spain, meanwhile, sent four fighters F-18. Muammar Gadhafi said that will address the offense and the defense began yesterday in Tripoli, and the city in which he is a refugee.

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