wraggster
March 20th, 2011, 01:03
US, French, and British forces began enforcing (http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/03/2011319175243968135.html) a UN resolution (1973/2011) (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12782972) to defend civilians in Libya today. French aircraft are attacking tanks, while the US and possibly UK are supporting the operation with cruise missiles from sea."Update: 03/19 22:34 GMT by T (http://www.monkey.org/~timothy/) : Adds reader bloggerkg (http://www.biberhapimucizesi.com/):"More than 110 Tomahawk missiles fired from American and British ships and submarines hit about 20 Libyan air and missile defense targets (http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/19/libya.civil.war/index.html?hpt=T1)in western portions of the country, US Vice Adm. William Gortney said at a Pentagon briefing. The US will conduct a damage assessment of the sites, which include SA-5 missiles and communications facilities. A senior US military official, who was not authorized to speak on the record, said the missiles landed near Misrata and Tripoli, the capital and Gadhafi's stronghold."http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/03/19/2132200/UN-Intervention-Begins-In-Libya