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Operation Dignity sinks ship attempting to enter Benghazi Port |
2014-10-10 |
[Libya Herald] Operation Dignity has claimed that yesterday evening its air forces bombed and sank a ship as it attempted to gain entry to Benghazi Port. The Commander of Operation Dignity's Airforce, Adam Saqr Geroushi, told the Libya Herald that aircraft under his orders had carried out the strikes on the vessel at 5:00 pm. Geroushi said that Operation Dignity had announced repeatedly that it would bomb any ships attempting to resupply the forces of Benghazi Revolutionaries' Shoura Council (BRSC) by sea. The Arclight Last month Operation Dignity bombed the port itself although causing only minimal damage. At the beginning of August Operation Dignity reiterated its warning that it would use force against any vessels entering Libyan ports without proper clearance. The announcement followed a series of skirmishes in and around the port of Benghazi which finally saw the BRSC coalition forces take control of the facility. In June, the pro-government forces destroyed two fishing trawlers, already inside the port of Derna, as they allegedly attempted to unload weapons and ammunition. |
Posted by:Fred |
#2 A lot of that happened in '42. What's old is new again. |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-10-10 12:10 |
#1 But it sank in very dignified manner, so it's OK. |
Posted by: ed in texas 2014-10-10 08:08 |