An unmanned predator drone struck a Libyan anti-aircraft system in
Tripoli sometime Sunday or late Saturday, a NATO spokesman said.
The spokesman on Sunday said that the drone hit an SA-8
anti-aircraft system sometime in the past 24 hours, confirming the second such
strike by NATO forces.
The United States on Saturday confirmed a predator strike, which
happened Saturday afternoon.
Keeping with U.S. practice not to comment on drone strikes, the
Pentagon offered no other information.
According to a NATO news release, the first strike destroyed a
multiple rocket launcher belonging to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's regime in
the vicinity of Misrata. The rocket launcher had been used against civilians,
NATO said.
The unmanned predator drones are the latest technology to be used
in Libya as NATO carries out a U.N.-backed mission there to protect civilians
and enforce a no-fly zone.
The United States has used such
drones in other conflict zones, such as Afghanistan and Pakistan. They are
designed to carry out precision bombings, and can also be used to collect
intelligence.
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