Shortly after 20.00 pm on Sunday began the second day of attacks by the military operation 'Dawn of the Odyssey. " The antiaircraft artillery pieces of the armed forces loyal to soar to heaven Gaddafi in Tripoli by the planes flying over the Western alliance. A missile has achieved part of the residential complex of the Libyan leader, according to a reporter found the French agency AFP.
Anti-aircraft fire has joined the sound of loud explosions in this sector, from which rose a huge column of smoke. The demolished building is about 50 meters from the tent where Colonel Gaddafi welcomes its guests. This is a "tremendous bombardment may have affected hundreds of civilians gathered near the complex," said Moussa Ibrahim, spokesman for the Gaddafi regime.
The destroyed building housed a command control center of the Libyan Army, loyal to the dictator. A coalition military official has confirmed that this action abides by UN resolutions and was intended to eliminate sites that pose a threat to the Libyan people. The same source has confirmed that this action was not intended to kill Colonel Gaddafi.
"I can assure you that is not in the objectives," he told France Presse. The coalition had already cleared through a U.S. military spokesman that "Gaddafi is not among the objectives of the Allied attacks." Himself Robert Gates, U.S. Defence Secretary, has stated that "it would be foolish to kill Gadhafi." Admiral William Gortney been reported in a press conference at the Pentagon in recent attacks.
"There is no evidence of civilian casualties" in areas that are being targeted by air strikes has secured Gortney. The spokesman also said that "no plane" of the allies has been shot down by air defenses Gaddafi's troops, also were "heavily damaged" after Saturday's attack. The main threat to U.S.
aircraft, British and French who have spoken so far in Libya is made up of ground-air missiles SA-5 long distance. However, "the ability to launch (of these missiles) has been greatly reduced," said Gortney. Libyan air force showed no sign of activity and radar-which serve to detect enemy aircraft on-air defenses have been very limited.
In general, air surveillance radars now seem constrained to areas around Tripoli and Sirte, Gaddafi's stronghold. Moreover, several witnesses reported sporadic explosions and heavy fire on the streets of Benghazi between 22.00 and 22.20 at night (nine at night in Spain). In Sunday's action was joined by four Danish F-16 fighters.
This Sunday, the military intervention of the Western coalition got a collaborator, but not one either. Qatar has become the first Arab country to join the Allied offensive mobilizing four aircraft and road positions are closer to Libya. According to a senior U.S. military official, the planes could participate in the Western military operation to secure the no-fly zone established.
"There are forces, particularly aircraft from Qatar, who are moving into position at the moment, as we say, to the stage." U.S. officials claim that "there are other countries that will join the operation but still do not want to go public." In addition, Libyan officials have reported that three U.S.
aircraft B-2 launched in the early afternoon of Sunday 40 bombs against Libyan air base a large part of the allied military operation that began on Saturday, according to CBS. On Saturday, French fighter jets were the first to attack Libya and focused on destroying tanks and armored vehicles in Benghazi, east of the country.
Hours later, ships and U.S. and British submarines fired more than 110 Tomahawk cruise missiles against Libyan air defense systems, reaching more than 20 goals. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, likened the operation to a terrorist act and heralded the defeat of the West is inevitable. "We will not leave our land and liberate," he said in a speech on state television, adding: "remain live and you die." 
Anti-aircraft fire has joined the sound of loud explosions in this sector, from which rose a huge column of smoke. The demolished building is about 50 meters from the tent where Colonel Gaddafi welcomes its guests. This is a "tremendous bombardment may have affected hundreds of civilians gathered near the complex," said Moussa Ibrahim, spokesman for the Gaddafi regime.
The destroyed building housed a command control center of the Libyan Army, loyal to the dictator. A coalition military official has confirmed that this action abides by UN resolutions and was intended to eliminate sites that pose a threat to the Libyan people. The same source has confirmed that this action was not intended to kill Colonel Gaddafi.
"I can assure you that is not in the objectives," he told France Presse. The coalition had already cleared through a U.S. military spokesman that "Gaddafi is not among the objectives of the Allied attacks." Himself Robert Gates, U.S. Defence Secretary, has stated that "it would be foolish to kill Gadhafi." Admiral William Gortney been reported in a press conference at the Pentagon in recent attacks.
"There is no evidence of civilian casualties" in areas that are being targeted by air strikes has secured Gortney. The spokesman also said that "no plane" of the allies has been shot down by air defenses Gaddafi's troops, also were "heavily damaged" after Saturday's attack. The main threat to U.S.
aircraft, British and French who have spoken so far in Libya is made up of ground-air missiles SA-5 long distance. However, "the ability to launch (of these missiles) has been greatly reduced," said Gortney. Libyan air force showed no sign of activity and radar-which serve to detect enemy aircraft on-air defenses have been very limited.
In general, air surveillance radars now seem constrained to areas around Tripoli and Sirte, Gaddafi's stronghold. Moreover, several witnesses reported sporadic explosions and heavy fire on the streets of Benghazi between 22.00 and 22.20 at night (nine at night in Spain). In Sunday's action was joined by four Danish F-16 fighters.
This Sunday, the military intervention of the Western coalition got a collaborator, but not one either. Qatar has become the first Arab country to join the Allied offensive mobilizing four aircraft and road positions are closer to Libya. According to a senior U.S. military official, the planes could participate in the Western military operation to secure the no-fly zone established.
"There are forces, particularly aircraft from Qatar, who are moving into position at the moment, as we say, to the stage." U.S. officials claim that "there are other countries that will join the operation but still do not want to go public." In addition, Libyan officials have reported that three U.S.
aircraft B-2 launched in the early afternoon of Sunday 40 bombs against Libyan air base a large part of the allied military operation that began on Saturday, according to CBS. On Saturday, French fighter jets were the first to attack Libya and focused on destroying tanks and armored vehicles in Benghazi, east of the country.
Hours later, ships and U.S. and British submarines fired more than 110 Tomahawk cruise missiles against Libyan air defense systems, reaching more than 20 goals. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, likened the operation to a terrorist act and heralded the defeat of the West is inevitable. "We will not leave our land and liberate," he said in a speech on state television, adding: "remain live and you die."
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