U.S., Allies Launch Attack On Libya

The U.S., U.K. and France launched an air and sea attack on Libya to enforce an U.N. mandated no-fly zone over the strife-torn nation, media sources reported on Saturday. The strikes seek to repel forces loyal to Libya's belligerent leader Col. Moammar Qadhafi from rebel held areas.

The first salvo of the operation code named "Operation Odyssey Dawn" was from a French plane followed by a barrage of cruise missiles from a British submarine and American Naval vessels. Media reports, quoting Pentagon officials, said the U.S. and the U.K. fired more than 110 Tomahawk missiles.

Speaking in Brazil at the start of a five-day trip to Latin America, U.S. President Barack Obama said, "We cannot stand idly by when a tyrant tells his own people there will be no mercy."

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