DTN News - LIBYA NO-FLY ZONE: UAE Jets Arrive In Italy For Libya Operations....NSI News Source Info # 1749
(NSI News Source Info)
DECIMOMANNU, Italy -
March 27, 2011:
Six F-16 fighter jets from the United Arab Emirates, a key U.S. ally, landed at an Italian base on March 27 ahead of their deployment to help enforce the no-fly zone over Libya.
The six planes could be seen landing at the Decimomannu base on the island of Sardinia after a logistics plane also arrived at the base.
The UAE said March 24 it had committed six F-16 and six Mirage fighters.
"The UAE air force has committed six F-16 and six Mirage aircraft to participate in the patrols that will enforce the no-fly zone now established over Libya," Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan said then.
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