U.S. Drone Stages First Strike in Libya. U.S. Drone Stages First Strike in Libya Posted on Apr 23, 2011 An American Predator was used for the first time in Libya on Saturday, striking at the forces of Moammar Gadhafi two days after President Obama authorized the use of aerial drones in the bloody civil war there. The strikes indicate a renewed presence for the U.S. military, which had halted combat sorties soon after handing over the operation to NATO last month. Gadhafi’s forces withdrew from the western city of Misrata after almost two months of heavy fighting, though there is some debate as to whether they had been driven out by rebels or ordered out as part of a new strategy. —KDG ABC NewsThe Pentagon has confirmed that the United States Air Force has carried out its first armed Predator drone strike in Libya, two days after President Obama gave his approval.
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