Showing posts with label military strike. Show all posts
Showing posts with label military strike. Show all posts

Monday, March 21, 2011

Coalition Strike Hits Gaddafi's Control Center in Tripoli

US defense chief says "unwise" to target Gaddafi

AL ARABIYA: Explosions rocked Tripoli as Western forces staged fresh air strikes to halt Muammar Gaddafi's attacks on civilians, with one raid flattening a building in the strongman's heavily-fortified residence, as U.S. defense chief described any attempt by the coalition forces to kill Gaddafi as "unwise".



The airstrike destroyed the Libyan leader's "command and control capability," a coalition official said Sunday.



"The coalition is actively enforcing UNSCR (U.N. Security Council Resolution) 1973, and that in keeping with that mission, we continue to strike those targets which pose a direct threat to the Libyan people and to our ability to implement the no-fly zone," the official told AFP.

"Barbaric bombing"

The building, which was about 50 meters (165 feet) from the tent where Gaddafi generally meets guests, was flattened.



Smoke was seen on Sunday billowing from the residence and barracks at Bab al-Aziziya in the south of the Libyan capital as anti-aircraft guns fired shots.



"It was a barbaric bombing," said government spokesman Mussa Ibrahim, showing pieces of shrapnel that he said came from the missile. "This contradicts American and Western (statements) ... that it is not their target to attack this place."



Ibrahim said no one had been hurt in the attack. He declined to say whether Gaddafi was still inside the compound.

Nearby, crowds of Gaddafi loyalists, allowed into the compound as a human shield against possible air strikes, shouted anti-Western slogans including "Obama should be slaughtered." » | AlArabiya.net, Agencies | TRIPOLI/WASHINGTON | Monday, March 21, 2011

Monday, June 16, 2008

Israeli Ministers Mull Plans for Military Strike against Iran

"We no longer believe in the effectiveness of sanctions," says Yatom. "A military operation is needed if the world wants to stop Iran."

SPIEGELONLINE INTERNATIONAL: The Israeli government no longer believes that sanctions can prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons. A broad consensus in favor of a military strike against Tehran's nuclear facilities -- without the Americans, if necessary -- is beginning to take shape.

Dani Yatom, a member of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, was invited to attend a NATO conference in Brussels last year. While reviewing the agenda, Yatom, a retired major general, was surprised to see that the meeting was titled "The Iranian Challenge" and not "The Iranian Threat."

When a speaker with a French accent mentioned that a US military strike against Iranian nuclear facilities would be the most dangerous scenario of all, Yatom said, politely but firmly: "Sir, you are wrong. The worst scenario would be if Iran acquired an atom bomb." Israeli Ministers Mull Plans for Military Strike against Iran >>> By Ralf Beste, Cordula Meyer and Christoph Schult | June 16, 2008

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