Washington. .- NATO has decided to extend the 24-hour flights AWACS early warning surveillance and control of Libya, while debating whether to impose an air exclusion zone, reported the U.S. ambassador. UU. to the Alliance. In a conference call, the diplomat, Ivo Daalder, said that NATO decided today to extend the 24-hour surveillance system and AWACS can detect aerial activities and movements on the surface over long distances.
In this way the international community can get a clearer idea of what is really happening in Libya and the attacks launched by forces loyal to the Libyan leader, Muammar Qaddafi, against the rebels, said the ambassador, who said that the activity Air forces colonel was reduced compared to the "up" that occurred last week.
Meanwhile, is debating whether to impose a no fly zone, although Daalder considered to have a "limited effect" against Libyan helicopters flying at low altitude. The U.S. ambassador said he probably will be more clarity about the extent possible from Thursday, when they meet defense ministers of NATO in Brussels.
United Kingdom and France are working on a draft resolution in the Security Council United Nations to establish an exclusion zone area on Libya today confirmed diplomatic sources told Efe. Thus, it would have the green light from the UN for an action of this scope, which have warned the top U.S.
military officials. UU., Including Secretary Robert Gates, would clearly require a military operation. Gates himself said today in Afghanistan that, with respect to a possible military response in Libya, there is a "feel that any action should be the result of an international clearance before they do anything." "We have prepared several options for capacity, but I think we'll have to watch the situation closely," said Rumsfeld.
Daalder also said today that any country would like a new Security Council resolution before the UN imposed an air exclusion zone. "We certainly would look for one," he said. NATO is also studying how to use military assets for humanitarian aid to Libya, he added, implying the support of NATO ships in the Mediterranean and the use of aircraft available nearby, as well as establishing a command structure and control to coordinate efforts. 
In this way the international community can get a clearer idea of what is really happening in Libya and the attacks launched by forces loyal to the Libyan leader, Muammar Qaddafi, against the rebels, said the ambassador, who said that the activity Air forces colonel was reduced compared to the "up" that occurred last week.
Meanwhile, is debating whether to impose a no fly zone, although Daalder considered to have a "limited effect" against Libyan helicopters flying at low altitude. The U.S. ambassador said he probably will be more clarity about the extent possible from Thursday, when they meet defense ministers of NATO in Brussels.
United Kingdom and France are working on a draft resolution in the Security Council United Nations to establish an exclusion zone area on Libya today confirmed diplomatic sources told Efe. Thus, it would have the green light from the UN for an action of this scope, which have warned the top U.S.
military officials. UU., Including Secretary Robert Gates, would clearly require a military operation. Gates himself said today in Afghanistan that, with respect to a possible military response in Libya, there is a "feel that any action should be the result of an international clearance before they do anything." "We have prepared several options for capacity, but I think we'll have to watch the situation closely," said Rumsfeld.
Daalder also said today that any country would like a new Security Council resolution before the UN imposed an air exclusion zone. "We certainly would look for one," he said. NATO is also studying how to use military assets for humanitarian aid to Libya, he added, implying the support of NATO ships in the Mediterranean and the use of aircraft available nearby, as well as establishing a command structure and control to coordinate efforts.
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