The Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, has turned its strategy on the Libyan regime: now their own troops participate in NATO attacks. Italy is prepared to allow its aircraft carried out "targeted measures" against "selected military targets in the territory of Libya," Berlusconi has said in a statement.
In a statement, explained that Berlusconi had a telephone conversation with U.S. President Barack Obama and had "informed that Italy had decided to respond positively" to the call to the Allies made by the Secretary General of NATO the Atlantic Council meeting, on 14 April. "Italy has decided to increase the operational flexibility of its own aircraft, through actions directed against specific military targets in the territory of Libya, to help protect civilians Libya," Berlusconi said.
"Therefore, to participate in allied operations parity, Italy is still within the limits set by the mandate of the operation (NATO) and the resolutions of the Security Council of the UN," according to the official statement. Italy since the beginning of the pressures that his country would only participate in the mission giving in the use of military bases.
However, they came to offer eight fighters to participate in the operation and Monday Berlusconi has made the final announcement: go into combat. His seven bases (Amendola, Gioia del Colle, Sigonella, Aviano, Trapani, Decimomannu and Pantelleria), have joined NATO which is near Naples, to develop all aerial attacks from there. 
In a statement, explained that Berlusconi had a telephone conversation with U.S. President Barack Obama and had "informed that Italy had decided to respond positively" to the call to the Allies made by the Secretary General of NATO the Atlantic Council meeting, on 14 April. "Italy has decided to increase the operational flexibility of its own aircraft, through actions directed against specific military targets in the territory of Libya, to help protect civilians Libya," Berlusconi said.
"Therefore, to participate in allied operations parity, Italy is still within the limits set by the mandate of the operation (NATO) and the resolutions of the Security Council of the UN," according to the official statement. Italy since the beginning of the pressures that his country would only participate in the mission giving in the use of military bases.
However, they came to offer eight fighters to participate in the operation and Monday Berlusconi has made the final announcement: go into combat. His seven bases (Amendola, Gioia del Colle, Sigonella, Aviano, Trapani, Decimomannu and Pantelleria), have joined NATO which is near Naples, to develop all aerial attacks from there.
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