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Qaddafi, Muammar al-
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U.S. attack on Libya
1986: International Law
1986: Journalism
1986: Libya
1986: United States
1986: International Law
On April 15, U.S. F-111 bombers based in England joined with war planes from U.S. carriers in the Mediterranean Sea in a bombing raid on targets in the Libyan cities of Tripoli and Benghazi. One key target, an army barracks in Tripoli, was a command and communications center, as well as a residence...
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