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Friday, March 18, 2011

UN approves no-fly zone over Libya

The United Nations Security Council has approved a resolution authorising a no-fly zone and "all necessary measures" to enforce it in order to protect civilians under threat of attack from the Libyan regime.

As dictator Muammar Gaddafi threatened an imminent assault on the rebel stronghold of Benghazi and said his forces would show "no mercy", the UN gave the green light to an international military response.

The resolution was backed by 10 Security Council members, with five abstentions.

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