US bombs Libya

Historical Context Note

Lucas Paul Richert (University of Saskatchewan)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 8.1.1: North African Writing and Culture: Arabic, Anglophone, Francophone, Hispanic.
Vol. editors: Kate Averis (University of Western Australia), Lia Brozgal (University of California, Los Angeles), Helen Rachel Cousins (Birmingham Newman University), Ziad Elmarsafy (King's College London), Claire Gallien (Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3), Siobhán McIlvanney (King's College London), Dalia Mostafa (University of Manchester), Nora Parr (SOAS, University of London), Rita Sakr (Maynooth University)

Domains

Air Force

Dates

Date of occurrence 1986-11-04

Places

Libya (Location)
United States (Involved)

Resources

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As a response to Libya’s role in an act of terrorism in a Berlin nightclub, President Ronald Reagan ordered a military strike on Tripoli and . The bombing of Libya was part of a larger trend of deteriorating relations between Qaddafi and the United States. The American government held that Qaddafi sponsored international terrorism and was producing chemical weapons.

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Citation: Richert, Lucas Paul. "US bombs Libya". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 October 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=3840, accessed 19 April 2024.]

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