Libyan Warplanes

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  Anti-ISIS Air Raid Kills More Than 40 In Libya: Officials

  An air strike by an unidentified warplane Friday killed more than 40 people near the Libyan capital where suspected members of the ISIS were gathered, officials said.

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  Libyan Air Strikes Hit ISIS Forces Pushing Eastward: Government

  Warplanes from Libya's internationally recognised government have hit positions of the Islamic State group pushing eastward from their stronghold in Sirte toward the oil hub of Ajdabiya, a senior officer said Tuesday.

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  Islamic State Video Shows 2 Warplanes Blowing Up at Libyan Base

  The militant group Islamic State's Libya wing released a video today purportedly showing it blowing up two warplanes at an air base while its fighters paraded heavy weapons in a show of force.

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  Libyan Government Warplanes Attack Oil Tanker Docked at Sirte

  Warplanes from Libya's official government attacked an oil tanker docked outside the city of Sirte on Sunday, wounding three people and setting the ship on fire, officials said.

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  Libyan General Sworn as Top Commander as His Planes Hit Tripoli Airport

  Warplanes from Libya's internationally recognised government today attacked the last functioning airport in Tripoli, the capital controlled by a rival administration, officials said.

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  '50 Killed' in Strikes Launched After Islamic State Hostages Video, Says Libyan Air Force

  Libya's air force chief said on Monday that at least 50 people had been killed in airstrikes by Egyptian and Libyan warplanes launched after jihadists beheaded a group of Egyptian Christians.

• Libya's Renegade General Forces Launch Air Strikes: Report

  Warplanes belonging to the renegade general Khalifa Haftar launched three air strikes on Sunday targeting military bases in Libya's Benghazi city, a military spokesperson said.

• Warplane Targets Islamist Base, Hits University in Libya's Benghazi

  A Libyan warplane under the command of a renegade former general targeted an Islamist militia base in the eastern city of Benghazi on Sunday but instead hit a university building, witnesses said.

• NATO bombs Libyan TV transmitters

  NATO warplanes bombed Libyan state TV satellite transmitters in Tripoli overnight on Friday because they were being used to incite violence and threaten civilians, the military alliance said on Saturday.

• Libyan rebels shoot down warplane over Benghazi

  Libyan rebels shot down a warplane that was bombing their eastern stronghold on Saturday as the opposition accused Moammar Gadhafi's government of defying calls for an immediate cease-fire.An Associated Press reporter saw the plane go down in flames outside Benghazi early on Saturday, sending up a black cloud of smoke after the city came under atta...

• Libyan warplanes strike rebels at oil port

  Libyan warplanes have launched two new airstrikes near rebel positions in the oil port of Ras Lanouf, keeping up a counteroffensive to prevent the opposition from advancing toward the capital Tripoli.There was no immediate word on casualties, and an Associated Press reporter who witnessed the strikes on Tuesday said they did not appear to hit any f...

• Libya 'no-fly' plan gathers momentum

  Repeated airstrikes by Libyan warplanes on Monday illustrated the edge Muammar Gaddhafi holds in his fight against rebel forces marching toward the capital: He controls the air. After pleading from the uprising's leaders, Britain and France began drafting a U.N. resolution for a no-fly zone in Libya that could balance the scales.President Barack Ob...

• Libyan warplanes strike rebel-held oil port

  Witnesses say Libyan warplanes have struck the rebel-held oil port in the eastern town of Brega.The area was the site of a fierce battle on Wednesday between leader Muammar Gaddafi's loyalists who tried to retake control of the strategic oil installation and armed rebels who repelled the attack after hours of fighting.In the nearby town of Ajdabiya...