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Greece's Souda Military Base is a Key Player in Libya

Greeceā€™s military base at Souda is developing into a key player for the coalitions forces bombarding defense positions in Libya, in order to apply what diplomats call a No Fly Zone. A source at The Greek Defense Ministry told portal onalert that 60 to 100 fighter aircrafts are expected to use the bases of Souda (Crete), Andravida (Patras) and Aktio (Preveza). Ā Most probably the air force bases at Araxos (Peloponnese), Kasteli (Crete) and Tanagra (Boeotia) will be also used to absorb the huge amount of fighter jets.
Last night 6 F-16 and one C-130 form Norway landed at Souda. The eight F-16 from Belgium, currently stationed at Araxos, have requested a Souda deployment.
According to information, today there are expected at Souda:
– Six Mirage 2000 and 2 C-130 from Qatar.
– Three Mirage 2000 form UAE. In total 12 Mirage and 12 F-16 are expected from the United Arab Emirates.
– French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle with 14 Rafale is expected to sail Athens FIR, off south Crete, within the next 12-24 hours.
A US nuclear-powered submarine is scheduled to arrive at Souda as well.
State television NET reported that in total, 26 fighter jets have arrived in Greece the last few days.

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