Sunday, March 13, 2011

Arab League adopted no-fly zone in Libya

Muammar Gadhafi forces again shelled the positions of the Libyan uprising, while the Arab League urged the United Nations Organization (UN) to establish a no-fly zone and stated that the Libyan regime has lost its "legitimacy." United States "welcomed" the call of the Arab League and stressed that the international community was "united" in its demand the cessation of violence in Libya.

The Arab League meeting in Cairo, said the Libyan regime had "lost its legitimacy" due to the repression of his people, who killed hundreds of people and the flight of more than 250 thousand people. Therefore requested that the Security Council authorized the UN to create a no-fly zone to protect the people of Libya and also decided to "cooperate" with the National Transitional Council (CNT), founded by the opposition in Benghazi.

To Amr Musa, secretary general of the League, "cooperation" is to recognize the opposition, demanding the departure of Qadhafi from power after four decades of absolute power. The decision of the organization can influence the U.S. and Europe who said they were studying all possible options, but are dubious about the introduction of a no-fly zone.

Both the European Union, which on Friday acknowledged as a partner to the NTC, as the U.S. said that any measure must have a UN mandate. For its part, two U.S. ships crossed the Suez Canal en route to the Mediterranean Sea to be closer to Libya. The last rebel center west of Libya was preparing to attack the Government and there were signs that morale was failing after having been defeated or forced to retire in other parts of the country.

"We know that its forces (from Gadhafi) Misrata have surrounded from all sides. Are between 15 and 20 miles from the center of the city, with tanks and heavy weapons, "said Mohammed Ahmed, a rebel fighter. Ahmed said the rebels have felt increasingly abandoned by the world powers have increased diplomatic pressure on Gadhafi to go, but have not supported the air strikes, an air exclusion zone or other military action to achieve that goal .

The regime of Colonel Muammar Gadhafi exhibited to the international press invited to Tripoli port of Ras Lanuf regained, about 450 miles from Benghazi. As reported by CNN reporter Nic Robertson, the authorities took a group of international journalists to try to regain control of this important oil enclave, in an operation in which government forces imposed their superiority in military equipment.

The correspondent said that they had visited the residential complex of the refinery, which was empty, adding that soldiers were only there. Ras Lanuf was the westernmost point reinforced by the rebels in their offensive coastal was detained by troops in Ben Jawad Gadhafi, halfway between Sirte, Gaddafi's hometown, and the oil port.

The Libyan authorities prevent the area under its control the free movement of journalists. On the other hand, the second son of Libyan leader, Seif al Islam Gadhafi said that although her father's government had errors, hopes a victory for pro-government troops. "Now 90% of the country has returned to be under our control and soon all be over, those terrorists killed our policemen in cold blood "second son of Moammar Gadhafi.

The Arab League is an organization of Arab states. It was founded on March 22, 1945 by seven states and its main objective is to serve the common good, ensure better conditions, securing the future and meet the desires and expectations of all Arab countries. It is made by the Council of the Arab League, composed of all member states, the Arab Economic and Social Council, by technical committees, specialized Arab agencies, unions or Arab associations and a general secretariat.

The League set as the initial objectives of making the other Arab states that were still colonized by European countries became independent, and also specifies that it is an organization in which all sovereign states remain completely independent.

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