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To: thackney

Warplane??!! That raises a myriad of questions. Can’t wait to hear some details.


7 posted on 03/04/2015 6:00:59 AM PST by Dartman (Canadian, eh. And proud of it.)
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To: Dartman

The JV team got a Piper Cub?


8 posted on 03/04/2015 6:01:49 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: Dartman

Thanks Juan, Lindsey, Hillary and Obama


9 posted on 03/04/2015 6:02:44 AM PST by scooby321
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To: Dartman

Still not much in the way of details:

http://gulfnews.com/news/region/libya/libya-air-force-hits-militia-controlled-tripoli-airport-1.1466025

Warplanes of the internationally recognised Libyan air force struck Tripoli’s militia-controlled Mitiga airport on Tuesday without causing any casualties, both sides said.

It was the latest in a series of raids carried out in recent months by forces loyal to controversial anti-Islamist general Khalifa Haftar, who was named head of the government’s armed forces on Monday.

The rival Libyan forces carried out tit-for-tat air strikes on oil terminals and an airport on Tuesday, escalating their battle for control of the country days before United Nations peace talks were due in Morocco....

A warplane belonging to Tripoli-allied forces bombed the oil ports of Ras Lanuf and Al Sidra, causing only minor damage, according to a security official with Al Thinni’s government.

“They targeted the civil airport in Ras Lanuf, and oil tanks in Al Sidra. The rockets fell near the tanks, resulting in only minor damage,” said Ali Hassi, a spokesman for the forces guarding Libya’s oil infrastructure....


10 posted on 03/04/2015 6:05:03 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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