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US to pull warplanes from front-line missions in Libya
The U.S. military will pull its warplanes from front-line missions Monday and shift to a support role in the Libyan conflict, a NATO official said.
Britain, France and other NATO allies will now provide the fighter and attack jets to conduct intercept and ground attack missions as they enforce a no-fly zone over this North African country.
The hand-over is expected to take place later on Monday, a...
Germany's decision to stay out of Libya lauded
Germany and Poland have stayed out of the conflict.
The conflict in Libya continues without a sign of a clear victor in the wake of NATO intervention. Readers have been writing in with their thoughts on the situation.
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Ongoing conflict in Libya
Covert operatives are indeed the precursor to ground troops in Libya! As you can see the involvement...
Libyan bombing campaign causes acid rain near Romanian border
An acid rain burned the leaves of trees in Bulgaria, near the border with Romania. Bulgarian weather experts say this might be the result of the bombing campaign in Libya! A very high acidity level (pH 4.9) was registered near Vidin (north-west, on the border with Romania), Lovech (north) and Karnobat (south-east). An even higher acidity (pH 4.5) was reported at Plevna, Dobrich, Montana, Shumen in...