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Monday, March 14, 2011

No-fly zone against Libya

Arab League Secretary General urged the UN Security Council to impose a no-fly zone against Libya. The United States said the call by the Arab League for a UN no-fly zone over Libya was an important step, but while US said it was preparing for all contingencies, it has remained cautious over endorsing direct military intervention. The speed of the government advance may overtake drawn-out diplomatic wrangling on whether or how to impose a no-fly zone. On the other hand, doctors and other medical staff marched through the streets of Benghazi, pleading with the international community to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya. Libya s flat desert terrain means the government s air supremacy and big advantage in tanks outweighs the rebels  enthusiasm and light weaponry. Only towns and cities provide some cover for the insurgents and partially even the odds. After capturing Ras Lanuf, pro-Gaddafi forces have successfully captured Bin Jawwad from the rebels. War between the rebel forces and the pro-Gaddafi army continues as President Muammar Gaddafi ordered bombardment on rebel hideouts near the city of Zawiyah. In a village near Bin Ghazi, Al-Jazeera’s team were fired upon leaving a cameraman dead and injuring a representative. In a meeting in Cairo, the Arab league discussed the worsening situation in Libya. The league appealed to the United Nations to establish a no fly zone over Libya. The league said that Gaddafi’s government no longer holds a legal status. The United States also supported the league’s appeal to establish a no fly zone. The official spokesperson of the White house said that the statements by the Arab League showed that the international community is unified against the worsening situation in Libya. On the other hand, after the naval warships of United Kingdom and Italy, an American nuclear submarine is on its way to the maritime border of Libya.