UN Security Council agree upon Libya no-fly zone

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UN Security Council agree upon Libya no-fly zone

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The resolution for no-fly zone on Libya was agreed by the UN Security Council.

17 March,2011 05:23 am

UN Security Council members agreed on a draft resolution that will impose a no-fly zone over Libya, diplomats in New York said. The decision will be brought up for a vote later in the day.Earlier, the United States said on Wednesday the UN Security Council should consider more than a no-fly zone over Libya to protect civilians as France pushed the panel to vote before Libyan rebels are defeated.The remarks from US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice were the clearest statement from Washington so far that it will back a Security Council resolution authorizing a no-fly zone over the North African state.Washington had reacted cautiously to Arab League and European calls for a no-fly zone over Libya, with some officials concerned it could be militarily ineffective or politically damaging. It has insisted Arab nations actively participate in any such zone over Libya. Diplomats expressed that Washington, London and France supported the idea of the council authorizing military action such as airstrikes against forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to protect civilian areas.