Libyan Civil War
Buraq air was grounded during the Libyan civil war. As of 25 August 2011, at least two 737-800s were still visible on the tarmac of Tripoli International Airport. No Buraq Air planes have been reported damaged or destroyed.
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Famous quotes containing the words civil war, civil and/or war:
“I wish to see, in process of disappearing, that only thing which ever could bring this nation to civil war.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)
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—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)
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—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)