Action in the Gulf of Sidra

In the Action in the Gulf of Sidra, codenamed Operation Prairie Fire, the United States Navy deployed aircraft carrier groups in the disputed Gulf of Sidra in the Mediterranean Sea. Libya had claimed that the entire Gulf was their territory, at 32° 30' N, with an exclusive 62 nautical miles fishing zone. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi asserted this in 1973, and dubbed it "The Line of Death". The United States claimed its rights to conduct Freedom of Navigation (FON) naval operations in international waters, a standard of 12-nautical-mile territorial limit from a country's shore. This engagement followed the 1981 Gulf of Sidra incident and preceded another in 1989.

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1986 Action in the Gulf of Sidra

1981-08-19T00:00:00Z

1981-08-21T00:00:00Z

1981 Gulf of Sidra incident

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2011-03-30T00:00:00Z

2011 First Gulf of Sidra offensive

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2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

2011 Second Gulf of Sidra offensive

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Operation Attain Document III chart March 1986

SA-5s in Libya

Sand-coloured SH-3H of HS-11 on USS Peterson (DD-969) off Libya 1986

USS Saratoga (CV-60) island

KA-6D VA-55 CV-43 1986

SH-3H HS-17 and AIM-9Ls on deck of USS Coral Sea (CV-43) 1986

KA-6D VA-55 after landing on USS Coral Sea 1986

F-18As on USS Coral Sea (CV-43) Jan 1986

A-7E VA-81 hangar CV-60 1986

Rockeye cluster bombs on USS Saratoga (CV-60) 1986

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1981	Gulf of Sidra incident	battle, aviation accident	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1986	Action in the Gulf of Sidra	United States, Libya, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2011	First Gulf of Sidra offensive	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2011	Second Gulf of Sidra offensive	battle	Wikidata
commons	image		Operation Attain Document III chart March 1986		Commons
commons	image		SA-5s in Libya		Commons
commons	image		Sand-coloured SH-3H of HS-11 on USS Peterson (DD-969) off Libya 1986		Commons
commons	image		USS Saratoga (CV-60) island		Commons
commons	image		KA-6D VA-55 CV-43 1986		Commons
commons	image		SH-3H HS-17 and AIM-9Ls on deck of USS Coral Sea (CV-43) 1986		Commons
commons	image		KA-6D VA-55 after landing on USS Coral Sea 1986		Commons
commons	image		F-18As on USS Coral Sea (CV-43) Jan 1986		Commons
commons	image		A-7E VA-81 hangar CV-60 1986		Commons
commons	image		Rockeye cluster bombs on USS Saratoga (CV-60) 1986		Commons