NATO planes to carry out air surveillance of Libya

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US representative to NATO Ivo Daalder has said that air surveillance of Libya will be increased by E

08 March,2011 07:20 am

NATO launched round the clock air surveillance of Libya on Monday as the military alliance considered its next steps to address the North African countrys violent unrest. US representative to NATO Ivo Daalder said planning discussions were well under way at NATO to develop a set of potential options, including a possible no-fly zone, ahead of a meeting of NATO defense ministers on Thursday.Daalder said the alliance had already agreed to boost surveillance of Libya by AWACS surveillance aircraft to 24 hours a day, giving military planners a detailed view of ground movements as Muammar Gaddafis forces do bloody battle with anti-government rebels. The NATO AWACS planes had been providing about 10 hours of Libya surveillance every day as part of existing flights around the Mediterranean.