Britain rules out ground attack on Libya
UK: British Prime Minister David Cameron has said England will
not deploy any ground troops in Libya as tension remains high in the
North African country. "What we've said is there is no question of an
invasion or an occupation, this is not about Britain putting boots on
the ground, this is not what we are about here," Reuters quoted Cameron
as saying on Sunday.
The UN Security Council resolution 1973 authorized a no-fly zone over
Libya to protect people against air attacks carried out by forces loyal
to Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi but ruled out any foreign invasion of
the country. The US, Britain, France, and later NATO fighter jets, have
since launched airstrikes targeting Libya's military bases and equipment
but have caused civilian casualties in several cases, thus contradicting
the purpose they were tasked with.
Last week, leaders of Britain, France and the US urged in a joint
letter that Gaddafi should quit power and voiced deep concern about the
humanitarian crisis that is taking place especially in the western city
of Misratah.
This is while many analysts believe the main motive behind the West's
military action in Libya is the country's rich oil reserves. Clashes
between revolutionary forces and Gaddafi loyalists continued on Sunday.
Reports said that the Gaddafi's troops killed seven peo ple and
injured 27 others in the opposition-held town of Ajdabiyah.
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