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Oct 21, 2011

Official NATO statement on air strikes against Gaddafi convoy

By NATO

From NATO:  Now that NATO has had the opportunity to conduct a post strike assessment of yesterday’s strike, we are able to provide a more comprehensive picture of events.

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Oct 20, 2011

French forces fired or dropped 4,600 bombs, missiles, and artillery shells in Libya operation

By defenseWeb

From defenseWeb:  At a hearing before the National Assembly on October 4, French secretary of defence and veterans affairs Gerard Longuet said French forces have fired 4 621 munitions between March and September 30.

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Oct 20, 2011

Confusion over NATO role in Gaddafi death

By James Blitz and Hugh Carnegy, the Financial Times

From James Blitz and Hugh Carnegy, the Financial Times:  The exact circumstances under which Colonel Gaddafi came to be killed were still unclear on Thursday, amid suggestions that Nato aircraft may have been involved in helping secure his capture by Libyan forces on the ground.

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Oct 20, 2011

US Predator attacked Gaddafi convoy also targeted by French jet

By AFP

From AFP:  A US defence official says a US Predator drone along with a French fighter jet had attacked a convoy of vehicles in Libya that Paris believed was carrying Muammar Gaddafi.

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Oct 20, 2011

French Air Power Begins and Ends Allied Campaign in Libya

By Gregory Viscusi and David Lerman, Bloomberg

From Gregory Viscusi and David Lerman, Bloomberg:  The NATO air campaign to oust Muammar Qaddafi began with French Mirage jets destroying a column of his tanks on the outskirts of Benghazi seven months ago.

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Oct 20, 2011

NATO Given Proof of Qaddafi Death: Allied Military Official

By Yochi J. Dreazen, the National Journal

From Yochi J. Dreazen, the National Journal: Libya’s interim government has sent NATO commanders still pictures and video imagery which "leave no doubt" of Muammar el-Qaddafi’s death, a senior Western military official told National Journal.

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Oct 20, 2011

Canada to modernize Navy with largest shipbuilding program in country’s history

By Reuters

From Reuters:  Canada will sign contracts with shipyards in Nova Scotia and British Columbia under a C$35 billion ($35 billion) shipbuilding program, the largest in the NATO country’s history. The government set up the program to revive Canada’s shipbuilding industry while modernizing its Navy and Coast Guard, which are still operating some ships that are […]

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Oct 20, 2011

NATO airstrike may be what killed Kadafi, alliance official says

By the Los Angeles Times

From the Los Angeles Times:  Libya’s former leader Moammar Kadafi may have been killed or mortally wounded in a NATO airstrike on two military vehicles at about 8:30 a.m. near Surt, according to a senior NATO officer.

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Oct 20, 2011

Connection between NATO air attack and NTC capture of Gaddafi

By Reuters

From Reuters:  NATO said its aircraft struck military vehicles belonging to pro-Gaddafi forces near Sirte at about 8:30 a.m. (7:30 a.m. British time) on Thursday, but the alliance said it was unsure whether the strikes had killed Gaddafi.

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Oct 20, 2011

Gaddafi death: Joe Biden says ‘NATO got it right’ in Libya

By Michael A. Memoli, the Los Angeles Times

From Michael A. Memoli, the Los Angeles Times:  Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday developments in Libya show the U.S. approach to dealing with Moammar Kadafi was the right one.

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