2011年4月20日星期三

France confirms Libya deployment

20 April 2011, last updated at 12:06 am Rebel fighter in Misrata rebel fighters say they have made gains in Misratah France has confirmed that it advise to a small team of military officers to overthrow to send Libyan rebels to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.

A spokesman for the French Government was quoted as saying, that less than 10 officers would be sent.

United Kingdom sends a similar team to support rebels in the eastern city of Benghazi.

Foreign Minister Libya criticized the British plan, saying that it would extend to fight.

Meanwhile, the promised French President Nicolas Sarkozy to intensify air attacks in Libya, Reuters reported.

Inspired by riots in neighbouring Tunisia and Egypt, the rebels have been fighting since February Col Gaddafi's forces. The rebels, based in Benghazi, keep much from the East, while Col Gaddafi's forces in the control of Tripoli and most of the West remain.

NATO is currently responsible for the no-fly zone and multinational operations have largely in the air attacks was limited.

On Wednesday reported Libyan State television that NATO aircraft telecoms and broadcasting infrastructure in several cities were attacked.

And Maj Gen John Lorimer, a spokesman for the UK Chief of the defence staff, said that on Tuesday, RAF Tornado and Typhoon mounted artillery "in and around" aircraft of precision-guided weapons against three tanks and a vehicle had used the besieged Western City of Misurata.

British journalist James deadly Misurata: "The rebels say they fight until they die" (this video not be verified independently of each other for authenticity)

French Government spokesman Francois Baroin confirmed that France had no intention to send a military force to Libya. "We are not providing provide combat ground troops,", he said.

However, said Defense Minister Gerard Longuet, the idea of a such deployment "a real problem", taking into account UN Security Council was deserved.

The BBC's Hugh Schofield reported from Paris that in France as in Great Britain, it is turning into an open commitment concerns about the Libyan campaign as both press Governments to its limits the UN resolution endorsing the protection of civilians in Libya.

The comments Abdul came as rebel Libyan Jalil French of President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris met, where he thanked the French "for its courageous decision to support the Libyan Revolution".

Mr Sarkozy Office gave no details in a statement of such air strikes would be intensified. He also said that the rebels, democracy in Libya "through the ballot box, not on a tank" build had promised.

The British team, expected to be about 10 number specializes in logistics and intelligence provide training in Benghazi set.

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague, said the officers recommend the NTC [opposition Transitional National Council] to "Improve" their military organisational structures, communication and logistics, and no fighting would be involved in.

The move complies with a UN resolution on the protection of civilians in Libya, which prohibits foreign occupation, said Mr Hague.

"Mountain bombed cities"

UN Security Council resolution 1973, in March, passing allowed to protect civilians "all necessary measures behind the occupation".

Libyan Foreign Minister Abdul ATI al Obeidi said that the presence of foreign soldiers would be a "Step backward".

He proposed that it, as monitored timetable proposed by the African Union would be followed by a transitional period may, six months for elections prepare by the United Nations, a truce.

He said countries that he visited was a featured cease-fire and help support the humanitarian efforts, but said the United Kingdom, France and Italy were not helpful,.

Misratah, stronghold of the rebels in the West, has faced weeks of heavy bombardment.

Fighting continued Wednesday in the Centre of the city, to say that they had made some gains with rebels of Reuters.

The conflict in Misurata has the city into a battlefield, to hundreds of dead. Col Gaddafi's forces with heavy weapons indiscriminately fire on civilian areas accused been.

The Libyan Government says it is trying to protect the citizens of Misratah and international assistance to help organizations provide aid is.

Violence was also in the Western mountains of Libya, where rebels, Col Gaddafi's forces had several were reported shelling cities said, forcing thousands of residents after Tunisia, flee the associated press news agency reported.

Map of Libya

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