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| War in Libya 21/03/2011 |
| (2011-03-21) |
| Last updated: 2011-03-22 17:01 EET |
Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s regime pushed repression against its opponents up to the point where the international community felt compelled to intervene and protect civilians. The main objective of the international coalition acting under the aegis of the UN, is to weaken the fight apparatus put into motion by Gaddafi to crash the resistance, focused in Benghazi, the second largest city in Libya.
The first stage of the operation consisted in sea and air strikes on Libyan anti-aircraft defense systems and was a success, according to military officials from the US, which, alongside France and Great Britain, was a main actor in the intervention. Emphatically, the Libyan leader promised a total war in the Mediterranean and threatened to also attack civilian targets.
The fact that Moammar Gaddafi broke the cease fire demanded by the UN led to an international military deployment. On the other hand, the heterogeneity of the coalition, seen as good omen in the beginning, as it included Arab countries as well, threatens to turn into a major inconvenience if the operations started on Saturday do not lead to a quick resolution.
The head of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, has criticized the bombings, saying they went way far from just imposing a no fly area. China and Russia were equally reluctant. The latter has called on the countries involved to use force selectively, in order to avoid affecting civilians. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has stated the operations should not target the Libyan leader, as if trying to dispel suspicions regarding a potential hidden agenda of the allied forces. In Bucharest, Romanian President Traian Basescu has said that Romania observes the UN resolution on Libya and is waiting for a decision of the NATO allies. Traian Basescu:
“Once the implementation of the NATO decision is approved, I will convene the Supreme Defense Council to inform them on the content of the directive and thus we will see whether under this directive we have any obligations. At the moment I can tell you we have no such obligations, because the operation plan is only aimed at instating a no-fly area.”
For the time being, the Alliance has only approved an operation plan to support the UN in imposing the arms embargo on Libya. France has admitted it would like NATO to stay out, to avoid the Muslim countries getting more sensitive then they already are, because of NATO’s major involvement in Afghanistan.
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