<<BREAKING NEWS>> NATO begins 24-hour surveillance of Libya airspace.

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NATO says it has started round-the-clock surveillance of the air space over Libya, where government jets have been pounding rebel positions in an effort to defeat an uprising.

(L-R) Spain's Defence Minister Carme Chacon, her Turkish counterpart Vecdi Gonul , Britain's Defence Secretary Liam Fox and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates attend a NATO defence ministers meeting (NAC) at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels March 10, 2011.
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A NATO official said the first airborne warning and control plane went on patrol at 6:30 GMT (1:30 a.m. EST) on Thursday morning. He says each of the Boeing E-3 Sentry aircraft will remain over the Mediterranean for eight hours before being replaced by another plane.
NATO has 17 E-3s. Several planes are currently operating over Afghanistan. The entire fleet is registered in Luxembourg, a country without an air force.
NATO decided Monday to provide the surveillance. Orders to the E-3 squadron went out on Tuesday, said the official who could not be identified under standing rules.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below.
BRUSSELS (AP) — The Libyan government, trying to put down an uprising against leader Moammar Gadhafi, is mounting a diplomatic press to stave off tough action by the European Union and NATO.
Mohamed Tahir Siala, a Libyan envoy, met Thursday with two Greek foreign ministry officials. Similar talks were held in Lisbon on Wednesday with Portugal’s Foreign Minister Luis Amado.
The meetings come as European leaders begin two days of emergency talks about Libya, which appears to be descending into civil war.
NATO defense ministers began a two-day meeting in Brussels, and the alliance extended its coverage of Libya’s coastal area by keeping an airborne warning and control plane on patrol 24 hours a day.
EU foreign ministers were also meeting, and EU heads of government have an emergency summit set for Friday.



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March 10

 

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Libya No-Fly Zone Approved By U.N. Security Council

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council on Thursday approved a no-fly zone over Libya and authorized "all necessary measures" to protect civilians from attacks by Moammar Gadhafi's forces. The action came as the Libyan leader was poised to make a final push against rebels holding out in Bengazhi, Libya's second largest city.
The vote in the 15-member council was 10-0 with five abstentions, including Russia and China.
The United States, France and Britain had pushed for speedy approval.
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said if the resolution was approved, France would support military action against Gadhafi within hours. The U.S. said it was preparing for action. Several Arab nations were expected to provide backup.
Gadhafi vowed to launch a final assault on Benghazi and crush the rebellion as his forces advanced toward the city and warplanes bombed its airport Thursday.
Gadhafi said in an interview broadcast Thursday on Portuguese public broadcaster Radiotelevisao Portuguesa that he rejected any U.N. threats of action.
"The U.N. Security Council has no mandate," Gadhafi said. "We don't acknowledge their resolutions."
He warned that any military action would be construed as "colonization without any justification" and would have "grave repercussions."

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/17/libya-no-fly-zone-un-united-nations_n_837378.html

 

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March 10

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Canada deploys 6 fighter planes (CF-18's) for Libya