After this leader bombed the La Belle disco in Berlin, a common hangout for US soldiers, he was targeted by Operation El Dorado Canyon. He attempted to merge his country with Syria and Egypt in the failed Federation of Arab Republics. He described his country as a "state of the masses," or Jamahiriya (jah-muh-HEER-ee-uh), after overthrowing King Idris (EE-driss) in 1969. This author of The Green Book endured economic sanctions before allowing two of his subjects to stand trial for the (*) Pan-Am Flight 103 bombings. In March 2011, protests agai
After this leader bombed the La Belle disco in Berlin, a common hangout for US soldiers, he was targeted by Operation El Dorado Canyon. He attempted to merge his country with Syria and Egypt in the failed Federation of Arab Republics. He described his country as a "state of the masses," or Jamahiriya (jah-muh-HEER-ee-uh), after overthrowing King Idris (EE-driss) in 1969. This author of The Green Book endured economic sanctions before allowing two of his subjects to stand trial for the (*) Pan-Am Flight 103 bombings. In March 2011, protests against his regime led the UN to enforce a no-fly zone over his country. For 10 points, name this colonel who rules Libya.
After this leader bombed the La Belle disco in Berlin, a common hangout for US soldiers, he was targeted by Operation El Dorado Canyon.
Muammar Muhammad al-{Gaddafi}