1986 United States bombing of Libya
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"Major civil discontent and violence occurred in the Middle East, including the Iran–Iraq War, the Soviet–Afghan War, the 1982 Lebanon War, the Nagorno-Karabakh War, the Bombing of Libya in 1986, and the First Intifada in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Islamism became a powerful political force in the 1980s and many terrorist organizations, including Al Qaeda started." |
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The 1986 United States bombing of Libya, code-named Operation El Dorado Canyon, comprised air strikes by the United States against Libya on Tuesday, 15 April 1986. The attack was carried out by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps via air strikes, in retaliation for the 1986 West Berlin discotheque bombing. There were 40 reported Libyan casualties, and one U.S. plane was shot down. One of the Libyan dead was a baby girl, who was reported to be Muammar Gaddafi's daughter, Hana Gaddafi.
See also
- Operation Odyssey Dawn
- Ouadi Doum air raid
- Gulf of Sidra incident (1981), U.S.–Libyan air engagement over territorial claim, two Libyan jets shot down
- Action in the Gulf of Sidra (1986) Naval battle between Libyan and U.S. forces before the April bombing campaign
- Gulf of Sidra incident (1989), U.S.-Libyan air engagement over territorial claim, two Libyan jets shot down
- Pan Am Flight 103
- List of military strikes against presumed terrorist targets
- List of modern conflicts in North Africa
