French Jets start attacking Libyan Tanks – One Tank destroyed

French Jets start attacking Libyan Tanks –
One Tank destroyed

Media has reported that France has started intervention.
The attack goes beyond a no fly zone, French military Jets are striking at Libyan forces in the city of Benghazi which is under heavy bombardment by Qaddafis forces at least one Libyan tank has been destroyed.



The New York Times reports Allied Intervention Begins as French Jet Strikes Libyan Forces

President Nicolas Sarkozy said French military jets had begun enforcing the no-fly zone over the eastern city of Benghazi, which is under heavy bombardment by Qaddafi’s forces.

American, European and Arab leaders began the largest international military intervention in the Arab world since the invasion of Iraq on Saturday, in an effort to stop Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s war on the Libyan opposition.

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Sunday, March 20, 2011