Thursday, March 24, 2011

French strikes hit airbase in Libyan interior (AP)

PARIS – land airstrikes have hit a African air humble in the interior of the country, a expeditionary authorised said Thursday.

The land strikes long hit a humble most 250 kilometers (155 miles) southward of the African coastline, land expeditionary spokesman Thierry Burkhard told reporters in town on Thursday.

Burkhard did not take the town or further positioning of the target. He said expeditionary officials are still analyzing the damage, but said the results would be confidential.

French forces have flown 30 planes over Libya in the last 24 hours, he said.

France fired the first strikes in the planetary crusade and led the diplomatic near for a no-fly regularize to protect civilians from African leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces, though U.S. forces have utilised heavier firepower.

The U.N. Security Council commissioned the no-fly regularize to protect African civilians after Gadhafi launched attacks against anti-government protesters who desired him to yield after 42 eld in power.


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