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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Nato commander: EU could not do Libya without US

[major-general Marcel Druart]Last year's Nato operation in Libya, code named Unified Protector, is unlikely to have succeeded without US military support.

Nato major-general Marcel Druart, addressing the European Parliament committee on security and defence on Tuesday (20 March), said Nato relied heavily on US military expertise on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities.

ISR involves monitoring airspace and ground movement, with information relayed back to Nato allies to conduct bombing raids.

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