USA and Libya recalled nearly 30 years of conflict: “Prairie Fire” enemies
Date:2011-08-30Author:adminCategory:International militaryComment:0
1969, the young Gaddafi came to power through a coup. 1986 years of military bases in West Berlin” terrorist incident “, 44 American deaths.
“Prairie Fire” operation the United States sent the “American” aircraft carrier.
many people may not understand the United States in the Middle East and the Islamic world’s number one enemy, not Saddam Hussein is not the Taliban, it is difficult to say Ahmadinejad. As early as the 1980s, Saddam and the good relationship between the United States, bin Laden, who are still using USAID’s “Stinger” anti-aircraft missiles against the Soviets, the United States and Gaddafi has long been true for another round The genuine knife fight.
feud was born – “Prairie Fire”
fight against Libyan military exercises
1969 年 9 1 March, only 28-year-old captain of the communication commander Gaddafi came to power, not only in personnel on the pro-American conducted a thorough cleaning, and step by step to confront the United States.
1986 年 1 22, U.S. spy satellite photographs from the air to provide such information: Libya has bought from the Soviet SAM-5 missiles deployed in the Gulf of Sidra Coast . U.S. Pentagon officials believe that these missiles on the aircraft in the Mediterranean activities pose a serious threat to the United States, shall be immediately removed. This action is called “Prairie Fire.”
this action, U.S. warships in the “dead line” south of the stay 75 hours. Attack to the end of the fighting from a total of 12 hours, the U.S. military destroyed Libyan missile patrol boat four, hit one, to destroy missile bases Sam -5 major facilities, resulting in more than 150 casualties side benefit, according to the completion of combat operations plan tasks, while their planes and ships without a loss, zero casualties, only pay 4 “Hamm” missile, 8 “Harpoon” missiles and several bombs.
eye for an eye – “Gold Canyon” Gaddafi two children and a woman was blown
“Prairie Fire” just go out, more incidents from happening again.
1986, the implementation of the Pan American Airlines Boeing 707 flying from Rome, Italy, the Greek capital Athens flights. Suddenly, a loud noise, aircraft starboard there a two-meter hole, four people were on the machine launched blast hole, the seat is full of bloody meat and red and white brains: 4 people killed, injured nine people, are Americans.
the United States announced to the public opinion in recent years, dozens of terrorist incidents with Libya, Libya once again want to make a military response. According to the above principles, the U.S. military developed a “Gold Canyon” action plan.
the air bombing, Libya were killed and wounded more than 700 people, Gaddafi two sons were injured, a daughter was killed, Gaddafi himself was the beginning of the strike quickly into deep up to tens of meters of the underground command post was spared, while the U.S. lost only one aircraft, the pilot 2.
eye for an eye – the Lockerbie terrorist attack, “9.11″ before the worst terrorist attack
2 years later, Libya to the United States initiated a more large-scale terror attacks.
1988 年 12 21, Pan Am Boeing 747 over Lockerbie, Scotland, the explosion crashed, killing 270 people died, including 189 Americans.
1991 年 11 14, United States and Britain issued a joint statement calling on Libya to surrender the murderer. Although Libya detained two murderers, but refused to hand them over to United States and Britain. In order to force Libya to hand over suspects to the UN Security Council has repeatedly passed a resolution on Libya, including air blockade, arms embargo and diplomatic sanctions and a series of international sanctions.
2003 August, Libya and the United States and Britain reached an agreement to formally assume responsibility for the attack, and the Lockerbie victims’ families to pay a total compensation of about $ 2.7 billion, about $ 10 million per person, which set a world crash in the history of the highest compensation.
Murray who “hate” thing
1980 年 Reagan administration, the United States accused Libya supports international terrorism, the United States for people in offices off the interest, the expulsion of diplomatic personnel benefits, rapid deterioration of bilateral relations.
1981, the U.S. Navy planes shot down two Libyan planes, the two countries broke off diplomatic relations.
1986 年 4 月 15 am, the United States to combat terrorism as an excuse for a surprise attack on Libya. During the raid, the Libyan lost a total of 14 aircraft, five radar stations, more than 700 casualties.
1988 年 12 21, United States Pan American Airways Boeing 747 en route from Frankfurt, Germany to New York, in Scotland exploded over Lockerbie, killing 270 people. United States and Britain identified the two Libyan Lockerbie bombing Department intelligence official, asked to arrest and extradite the two Libyan bombing suspects.
1992, at the United States and Britain and other countries, driven by the UN Security Council resolutions, sanctions against Libya.
(General Xinhua News Agency, CCTV, “Qilu Evening News”)
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