Swedish jets make first combat mission in 50 yrs

STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – Swedish warplanes operating  from Sicily took part in NATO’s operations against Libyan leader  Muammar Gaddafi on Thursday, the first combat sortie by the  Nordic country’s air force since the early 1960s.

A Swedish military spokesman said the aircraft had carried  out a mission lasting about 40 minutes, according to plan, and  had