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During the early phases of the Libyan air strike offensive, paramilitary operatives assisted in the recovery of a U.S. Air Force pilot who had crashed due to mechanical problems.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailybreeze.com/latestnews/ci_17742586?source=pkg |title=UPDATED: Gates calls for limited role aiding Libyan rebels |publisher=The Daily Breeze |date=March 9, 2010 |accessdate=May 19, 2011}}</ref> There was also speculation in ''[[The Washington Post]]'' that President Obama issued a covert action finding in March 2011 that authorized the CIA to carry out a clandestine effort to provide arms and support to the Libyan opposition.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-libya-cia-is-gathering-intelligence-on-rebels/2011/03/30/AFLyb25B_story.html |title=In Libya, CIA is gathering intelligence on rebels |work=The Washington Post |date=March 30, 2011 |accessdate=May 19, 2011 |first=Greg |last=Jaffe}}</ref>
During the early phases of the Libyan air strike offensive, paramilitary operatives assisted in the recovery of a U.S. Air Force pilot who had crashed due to mechanical problems.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailybreeze.com/latestnews/ci_17742586?source=pkg |title=UPDATED: Gates calls for limited role aiding Libyan rebels |publisher=The Daily Breeze |date=March 9, 2010 |accessdate=May 19, 2011}}</ref> There was also speculation in ''[[The Washington Post]]'' that President Obama issued a covert action finding in March 2011 that authorized the CIA to carry out a clandestine effort to provide arms and support to the Libyan opposition.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-libya-cia-is-gathering-intelligence-on-rebels/2011/03/30/AFLyb25B_story.html |title=In Libya, CIA is gathering intelligence on rebels |work=The Washington Post |date=March 30, 2011 |accessdate=May 19, 2011 |first=Greg |last=Jaffe}}</ref>
[[Muammar Gaddafi]] was ultimately overthrown in the [[Libyan civil war]].
[[Muammar Gaddafi]] was ultimately overthrown in the [[Libyan War]].
====Drone war in Pakistan====
====Drone war in Pakistan====