Royal
Air Force statement about the raid:
RAF aircraft participated in a major NATO strike against
Colonel Qadhafi's navy, as part of Operation Unified Protector.
The RAF attack was mounted against the naval base at Al
Khums, the nearest concentration of regime warships to the
port of Misratah. Colonel Qadhafi has repeatedly attempted
to close the port of Misratah to humanitarian shipping.
As
well as hitting two ships in the harbour, RAF Tornados successfully
targeted a dockyard facility constructing fast inflatable
boats.
The
destruction of the facility and a significant stockpile
of the boats will reduce the regime's ability to sustain
such tactics.
With
8 ships destroyed, needless to say that Libyan Navy's power
and capability have been significantly reduced.
3
Destroyed
Combattante II belonging to the Libyan Navy in the port
of Al Khums
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