Coalition jets patrolled the no-fly zone over Libya on Monday but launched no new strikes after scattering and isolating Libyan strongman Moammar Gaddafi's forces after a weekend of punishing air attacks, military officials said.
British submarines fired two missiles at Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s compound in downtown Tripoli Sunday evening, a senior coalition official confirmed to Fox News, as part this weekend's attacks aimed at protecting the Libyan people.
The British Ministry of Defense confirmed that Gaddafi was not the target, but that the compound was hit because of its military significance. A Pentagon official had previously said Sunday that the coalition “will not be going after Gaddafi” The 4-story compound in downtown Tripoli was home to Gaddafi and was demolished by the attacks, though it hadn’t been confirmed when the strike occurred, Fox News’ Steve Harrigan reported.
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