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[GADHAFI] Libya mission: US eases off, Gadhafi holds on
Link Removed due to 404 Error Two weeks after a dark-of-night barrage of mostly U.S. missiles and bombs opened the international air assault on Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, the American combat role is ending, the rag-tag rebels are reeling and the Pentagon is betting its European allies can...- cybercore
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[Gadhafi] Gates calls for limited role aiding Libyan rebels
Link Removed due to 404 Error WASHINGTON – The U.S. should avoid developing a closer relationship with Libyan opposition forces, defense leaders said Thursday, telling an often hostile Congress that foreign nations must now take over airstrike responsibilities and any effort to train and...- cybercore
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[Gadhafi] Leaders of airstrikes should go, not me
Link Removed due to 404 Error TRIPOLI, Libya – Moammar Gadhafi struck a defiant stance Thursday after two high-profile defections from his regime, saying he's not the one who should go — it's the Western leaders who have decimated his military with airstrikes who should resign immediately...- cybercore
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French jets destroy Libyan plane, target arms flow
BENGHAZI, Libya – French fighter jets struck an air base deep inside Libya and destroyed one of Moammar Gadhafi's planes Thursday, and NATO ships patrolled the coast to block the flow of arms and mercenaries. Other coalition bombers struck artillery, arms depots and parked helicopters. Libyan...- cybercore
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French jets sweep Libyan city besieged by Gadhafi
French fighter jets soared over a rebel-held city besieged by Moammar Gadhafi's troops on Saturday, the first mission for an international military force launched in support of the 5-week-old uprising. French President Nicolas Sarkozy said after an emergency summit in Paris that French jets...- cybercore
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