French helicopters 'heading for Libya' By News Wires the 23/05/2011 - 09:42
France is shipping attack helicopters to Libya in a bid to step up strikes against forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, the French daily Le Figaro reported Monday. A spokesman for France's military declined to confirm the report. REUTERS - France is deploying attack helicopters in Libya, the first to be used in the allied offensive against forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, French media reported on Monday. Twelve helicopters were shipped out to Libya on French battleship Tonnerre on May 17, Le Figaro newspaper reported, in a bid to step up strikes against pro-Gaddafi forces and end a stalemate in the fighting. "Using helicopters from the Tonnerre is a way of getting closer to the ground," the newspaper cited a source close to the matter as saying. Source URL: http://www.france24.com/en/20110523-france-reportedly-sending-helicopters-libya-gaddafi-nato-figaro ------------------------------------ Post message: prole...@egroups.com Subscribe : proletar-subscr...@egroups.com Unsubscribe : proletar-unsubscr...@egroups.com List owner : proletar-ow...@egroups.com Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: proletar-dig...@yahoogroups.com proletar-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: proletar-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
