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===Libya=== U.S. Air Force MQ-1B Predators have been involved in reconnaissance and strike sorties in [[Operation Unified Protector]]. An MQ-1B fired its first Hellfire missile in the conflict on 23 April 2011, striking a [[BM-21 Grad]].<ref name="Qaddafi Forces Struck by First U.S. Drone as Rebels Say They Hold Misrata" /><ref name="U.S. Carries Out First Drone Strike in Libya: Pentagon" /> There are also some suggestions that a Predator was involved in the final attack against [[Gaddafi]].<ref name="U.S. Drone Involved in Final Qaddafi Strike, as Obama Heralds Regime's 'End'" /> Predators returned to Libya in 2012, after [[U.S. Consulate attack in Benghazi|the attack]] that killed the US Ambassador in [[Benghazi]]. MQ-9 Reapers were also deployed.<ref name="Libyan officials: U.S. drones behind airport closure" />
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