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At least 110 Tomahawk missiles fired at Libya: US
Sunday, March 20, 2011 13:57
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WASHINGTON (AFP) – US and British forces on Saturday fired a barrage of at least 110 Tomahawk cruise missiles into Libya against Moamer Kadhafi's air defenses, the US military said.
AFP – US President Barack Obama makes a statement on Libya at the Tryp Convention Center in Brasilia. The United …
A top officer confirmed the missile strikes after President Barack Obama said he had ordered "limited military action" to support a UN resolution backing armed intervention against Kadhafi's regime.
Admiral William Gortney told reporters that "earlier this afternoon over 110 Tomahawk cruise missiles fired from both US and British ships and submarines struck more than 20 integrated air defense systems and other air defense facilities ashore."
