Two US Pilots Safe after Crash as UN Coalition Operation Odyssey Dawn Continues against Libya
By Jena Isle on Mar 23, 2011 in Current Events, International, Middle East, Politics • No comments |
F-15 Fighter
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Two US pilots are reported safe by news sites, March 21, 2011, after they have been forced to eject due to “equipment malfunction. The F-15 fighter jet has crashed in North East Libya, but the pilots were safe and unscathed.
Meanwhile, the UN coalition’s Odyssey Dawn Operation still continues against Libya as success of the initial attacks was acknowledged by the UN coalition.
The pro-Gaddafi forces had stopped advancing to Benghazi, the stronghold of the anti-government forces.
According to the UN coalition, Operation Odyssey Dawn will continue for as long Gaddafi defies the UN Resolution. Gaddafi, on the other hand, had vowed, “a long war” for the West.
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