NEWS FLASH

Since NATO ‘took over’ Libya operation, U.S. has flown 3,475 sorties | The figure includes 801 “strike sorties.” The Navy Times reports “An Africa Command (AFRICOM) spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday that since NATO’s Operation Unified Protector (OUP) took over from the American-led Operation Odyssey Dawn on March 31, the U.S. military has flown hundreds of strike sorties. Previously, Washington had claimed that it was mostly providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and tanker support to NATO forces operating over Libya.”