The United Nations Security Council authorized the use of air attacks and a no-fly zone over Libya to protect civilians from forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi trying to end a monthlong uprising.
The resolution, approved yesterday 10-0 with five abstentions, allows the U.S., the U.K., France and Arab nations to “take all necessary measures” to protect civilians. It excludes “a foreign occupation force of any form on any part of Libyan territory,”
Qaddafi has threatened to “destroy” the opposition movement and take Benghazi, a city of 1 million people and the center of the uprising against his four-decade rule. He said yesterday he would show “no mercy” to “traitors” who don’t surrender.
The UN vote drew cheers and celebratory gunfire from hundreds of anti-Qaddafi Libyans gathered in Benghazi. Brazil, China, Germany, India and Russia abstained from voting in New York.
The resolution, approved yesterday 10-0 with five abstentions, allows the U.S., the U.K., France and Arab nations to “take all necessary measures” to protect civilians. It excludes “a foreign occupation force of any form on any part of Libyan territory,”
Qaddafi has threatened to “destroy” the opposition movement and take Benghazi, a city of 1 million people and the center of the uprising against his four-decade rule. He said yesterday he would show “no mercy” to “traitors” who don’t surrender.
The UN vote drew cheers and celebratory gunfire from hundreds of anti-Qaddafi Libyans gathered in Benghazi. Brazil, China, Germany, India and Russia abstained from voting in New York.
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