Posted on March 3, 2011. Tags: amphibious-assault ship, civil war, Libya, Mediterranean Sea
Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced he ordered to the Mediterranean Sea the USS Ponce and the USS Kearsarge, an amphibious-assault ship that typically carries infantrymen and troop-transport helicopters. The ships currently have 800 marines, in addition to 400 U.S.-based Marines who will be airlifted to meet the ships. He said the ships would be ready […]
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Posted on March 2, 2011. Tags: air strikes, Brega, civil war, Libya
Armed forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi have retaken the eastern city of Brega with air strikes less than two miles from a Libyan oil terminal. Rebels fighting in the east fear this is the start of a broader offensive against citizens in towns that have toppled Gadhafi’s rule. Marsa Brega also known as […]
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