Pull U.S. combat jets from Libya

Military United States (U.S.), Monday, attracting jet fighter from terbanga prohibition zone enforcement mission in Libya.

The withdrawal had been delayed 48 hours after NATO requested Washington to continue pengemboman into Libyan territory on Saturday.

U.S. has plans to stop the combat mission and the launching Tomahawk missiles at the weekend but then anesthetized NATO received a request to continue operating for 48 hours until Monday. Pentagon spokesman, Captain Darryn James, said the attack U.S. fighter jets ended Monday at 22:00 GMT (or Tuesday at 05.00 pm).

After the coalition leadership is taken by NATO, "James said in an e-mail it to the AFP," U.S. aviation assets are expected to stop doing impromptu attack but remained in standby status when NATO for support. "

NATO has issued a request to extend the U.S. bombing following the bad weather last week that hamper coalition warplanes. These conditions, according to coalition military leaders, Moammar Qaddafi has made troops can freely beat up anti-government forces.

According to James, between the hours of 2200 GMT on Tuesday (Wednesday at 5:00 pm) and at 10.00 GMT (17.00 GMT) on Monday, U.S. aircraft doing at least two attacks but did not launch a Tomahawk missile. One U.S. Harrier jets "attacked military vehicles near the" Sirte and one A-10 Thunderbolt planes "attacked military vehicles near Brega". A-10 aircraft, armed with 30mm cannon and can withstand the direct attack the enemy, is designed for attacking tanks and other ground targets.

U.S. lawmakers have criticized the U.S. president Barack Obama is related to the reduction of military role. Parliament also said that NATO allies do not have the capacity equivalent to ground attack aircraft A-10.

With the withdrawal of fighter jets, the next U.S. role is limited to electronic jamming, air refueling, reconnaissance and search and rescue efforts.