The head of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen said Sunday that it has imposed no-fly zone in Libya after the start yesterday of the allied operation Odyssey sunrise "against the North African country. Mullen said in a statement to CNN that air and sea attacks U.S., France and Britain have managed to impose "de facto" no-fly zone that includes the resolution 1973 adopted on Thursday by the Security Council UN.
The U.S. military official said in another interview with NBC television that the bombing campaign that began Saturday to clear the air defenses of the regime of Moammar Gadhafi to achieve their objectives. Also added that allied forces established combat air patrols over Benghazi, a stronghold of rebels fighting against Gadhafi.
Mullen said troops loyal to the Libyan leader "and Benghazi are not going on." "The operation worked very well yesterday," said Mullen, who reported that Gadhafi planes and helicopters have not flown in recent days. "So in fact, has imposed no-fly zone," said the head of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff.
He stressed, however, that the central objective of the mission is to protect civilians and help with relief efforts provided by the UN resolution and no power to expel Gadhafi. The Pentagon reported yesterday that warships and submarines from the U.S. and Britain launched more than 110 Tomahawk cruise missiles against Libyan air defense systems, reaching more than 20 goals. 
The U.S. military official said in another interview with NBC television that the bombing campaign that began Saturday to clear the air defenses of the regime of Moammar Gadhafi to achieve their objectives. Also added that allied forces established combat air patrols over Benghazi, a stronghold of rebels fighting against Gadhafi.
Mullen said troops loyal to the Libyan leader "and Benghazi are not going on." "The operation worked very well yesterday," said Mullen, who reported that Gadhafi planes and helicopters have not flown in recent days. "So in fact, has imposed no-fly zone," said the head of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff.
He stressed, however, that the central objective of the mission is to protect civilians and help with relief efforts provided by the UN resolution and no power to expel Gadhafi. The Pentagon reported yesterday that warships and submarines from the U.S. and Britain launched more than 110 Tomahawk cruise missiles against Libyan air defense systems, reaching more than 20 goals.
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