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Summary NATO announced on Saturday it had for the first time used attack helicopters in Libya.
The helicopters struck military vehicles, military equipment and forces backing embattled leader Colonel Moamer Gaddafi.Attack helicopters under NATO command were used for the first time on 4 June 2011 in military operations over Libya as part of Operation Unified Protector, the Atlantic Alliance said in a statement.General Charles Bouchard, commander in chief of the NATO mission in Libya, said The use of attack helicopters provides the NATO operation with additional flexibility to track and engage pro-Gaddafi forces who deliberately target civilians and attempt to hide in populated areas
