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Gulf of Sidra

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Noun1.Gulf of Sidra - wide inlet of the Mediterranean Sea on the north coast of Libya
Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea - the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
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``It does a great job of highlighting the military's impact in the defense of freedom,'' said Venlet, who was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for action in the Gulf of Sidra, where he was aboard one of the F-14s that shot down two Libyan jets in 1981.
F-14 TOMCAT JOINS REAGAN LIBRARY by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
William Fulbright, too, the similarity with Vietnam was striking: "The recent incident in the Gulf of Sidra is reminiscent of the Gulf of Tonkin on August 4, 1964.
Reagan's critics by Knott, Stephen F. / The National Interest
On 25 March, Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar expressed great concern that the military action had occurred in the Gulf of Sidra area.
Security Council considers situation in southern Mediterranean, ... by UN Chronicle
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