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US weighing drone strikes in north Africa: report
The White House may extend its campaign of drone strikes against Al-Qaeda to target the desert bases of the group’s north African arm, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. A spokesman for President Barack Obama’s National Security Council would not confirm details of the debate, which The Post said involved officials from the Central Intelligence Agency, [...]
DoD Budget Cuts Stall New Purchases of Helicopters
Continuing wars and nation building activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and Yemen have generated significant demand for rotary-winged assets for their diverse mission capabilities. The 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) lists success in counterinsurgency (COIN), stability, and counterterrorism operations as some of the United States’ defense objectives. This can only be achieved by increasing the [...]
Egypt seizes Grad rockets smuggled from Libya: reports
Egypt has seized a large weapons consignment, including Grad rockets, that had been smuggled from Libya and could have been headed to the Gaza Strip, press reports said on Saturday. The haul, which included 138 Grad rockets and a further 139 Grad warheads, was made in the Mediterranean coastal town of Marsa Matruh, not far [...]
MOD Personnel Help Secure Libyan Portable Air Defence Systems
MOD personnel deployed in Libya to make safe man-operated portable air defence systems (MANPADS) have now returned to the UK. The military and civilian personnel, who worked alongside Libyan, American and French colleagues, first deployed to Benghazi in August last year and have since operated from Misurata and Tripoli. The joint teams have inspected more [...]
The Political and Military Legacies of the 2011 Libya Campaign
In spring 2011, Western military operations, backed by the Arab League, began against the regime of Muammar Qadhafi. Libyan rebels, after being penned in by the regime, began to take ground and ultimately deposed Qadhafi seven months later. But with all eyes on Syria, does Libya offer a new model for intervention? ‘Short War, Long [...]
‘Second Libya’ would stretch Britain, say MPs
Britain’s armed forces, strained by steep cuts in defence spending, would struggle to mount another military operation on the scale of the Libya intervention, MPs said on Wednesday. The British government would face “significantly greater challenges” if it launched a second Libya-style mission, the Commons Defence Committee said. Britain was at the forefront of international [...]
Egypt military ruler in Libya to boost ties
Egypt’s military ruler Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi held talks with Libya’s new rulers in Tripoli on Monday about security issues and the situation of Egyptian migrant workers in the country. The brief trip marked Tantawi’s first state visit since the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces which he heads took over following the ouster of [...]
The UK’s Contribution to Libya Operations
NATO’s Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR officially ended in October 2011, since when most of the UK Service personnel who played their part in helping the Libyan people oust Gaddafi’s regime have returned to embraces from their families and plaudits from the politicians. At RAF Waddington, the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, welcomed home the servicemen and [...]
Cost of UK Libya Operations
The net additional cost of Operation ELLAMY – costs incurred by the Department on operations which would not otherwise be incurred – is estimated at £212m, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond announced today. In a Written Ministerial Statement to Parliament, Mr Hammond said: “I have previously informed the House that I would provide a final estimate [...]
