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"Some NATO air strikes in Libya may have violated the law of war" report of the International Commission of Inquiry on Libya says

March 2, 2012 David Cenciotti 2

According to a report published in these hours by the UN Commission of inquiry on Libya, the coalition of NATO and non-NATO members, operating within Operation Unified Protector to enforce the UN Security Council resolutions […]

Air strikes over Libya

February 28, 2012 David Cenciotti 1

At a few minutes past midnight on November 1st, 2011, after radioing a “thank you” to the Malta ATC controller, ‘OUP 355’, an E-3 AWACS of the NATO Airborne Early Warning Component, began an en-route […]

Vipers, Growlers, Prowlers, Eagles and Hogs: U.S. combat planes at Aviano airbase during Libya air war. With heart background.

February 7, 2012 David Cenciotti 4

Although the U.S. involvement in Libya was scaled down few days after NATO took control over the air campaign on Mar. 31, 2011, American tactical aircraft (“tacair”) played an important role during the opening stages […]

Libyan Uprising

Special feature: the most interesting pictures of the aircraft involved in Libya air war (Part 2)

November 15, 2011 David Cenciotti 4

After publishing the first Special Feature to celebrate the end of the war in Libya with the most interesting aircraft involved in Operation Unified Protector, many photographers sent me more images depicting some of the […]

Libyan Uprising

Special feature: the most interesting pictures of the aircraft involved in Libya air war

October 31, 2011 David Cenciotti 8

On Oct. 31, at 23.59 Libyan Time, exactly 7 months after it began, NATO Operation Unified Protector has come to an end. Since the beginning of the Uprising and especially from Mar. 19, the Day […]