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.
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Coalition forces have already effectively established a no-fly zone over Libya, according to a senior US military official.
The mission to halt Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's supporters attacking the rebel stronghold in Benghazi and force the Libyan government to comply with a UN Security Council...
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Libya has declared an immediate ceasefire after the UN voted to enforce a no-fly zone, as RAF Typhoon fighters and Tornadoes prepared to be deployed to the Mediterranean in order to prevent Colonel Muammer Gaddafi's forces creating a 'blood bath' in Benghazi.
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