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After weeks of international debate, the United Nations Security Council voted Thursday to approve a no-fly zone over Libya. Designed to squelch Col. Muammar Gaddafi’s brutal air strikes against ...
CAIRO — The Arab League endorsed the imposition of a no-fly zone over Libya on Saturday and recognized the fledgling rebel movement seeking to topple Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi as the country ...
Western military officials say the no-fly zone over Libya is successfully established. Now people are interested in what it takes to sustain a no-fly zone and are asking what comes next?
The United Nations Security Council has approved a no-fly zone over Libya by a vote of 10 to nothing with five abstentions (Russia, China, Germany, Brazil and India).
ABOARD THE USS KEARSARGE, March 24, 2011— -- NATO has agreed to relieve the United States of responsibility for enforcing the no-fly zone in Libya. The announcement came on the same day that ...
Some Congressional leaders have called for a no-fly zone over Libya, which Pentagon leaders warn would require a military attack on Libya's air defenses.
Imposing a U.N.-authorized no-fly zone over Libyan air space will be just a matter of "perhaps hours, perhaps a day or two," said CBS News national security correspondent David Martin.
As Libya’s Transitional National Council calls for a no-fly zone over the country Channel 4 News looks at what that would mean. The British defence secretary, Liam Fox has stressed that a no-fly ...
US officials cautioned on Monday that a no-fly zone over Libya, an idea popular among both Democratic and Republican lawmakers, would be difficult to enforce and might not stop helicopter gunships ...
Given the fighting in Libya, there are calls to enforce a no-fly zone over the country to keep the government from bombing and strafing rebellious citizens. Wednesday, the Arab League says it ...
Countries that back the no-fly zone, including France and Britain, say they're confident they'll secure the necessary votes. But it may be too late: Pro-government forces in Libya say they will ...
The U.N. Security Council authorized the no-fly zone to protect Libyan civilians after Qaddafi launched attacks against anti-government protesters who wanted him out after 42 years in power.