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25 March 2011: NATO Allied Joint Force Command in Naples took command of the no-fly zone over Libya and combined it with the ongoing arms embargo operation under the name Operation Unified Protector. [85] 26 March 2011: Obama addressed the nation from the White House, providing an update on the current state of the military intervention in ...
On 24 March 2011, NATO took command of enforcing the no-fly zone in Libya and was considering taking control of the rest of the mission. [30] On 24 March 2011, the coalition agreed to have NATO command the no-fly zone, [31] and the U.S. Department of Defense stated that the U.S. would relinquish command of Operation Odyssey Dawn as early as 28 ...
Resolution 1973 was adopted by the United Nations Security Council on 17 March 2011 in response to the First Libyan Civil War.The resolution formed the legal basis for military intervention in the Libyan Civil War, demanding "an immediate ceasefire" and authorizing the international community to establish a no-fly zone and to use all means necessary short of foreign occupation to protect ...
A no-fly zone was declared by the Tobruk-based LNA over the country's south during its offensive in the region in 2018. [31] It was later re-implemented for 10 days in 2019 as the LNA established control over oil fields in the region. [32] The LNA declared another no-fly zone across the country's west during the 2019 Western Libya offensive ...
The no-fly zone was enforced by aircraft transferred to Unified Protector from the international coalition, with additional aircraft from NATO and other allied nations. The air strikes, although under central NATO command, were only conducted by aircraft of the nations agreeing to enforce this part of the UN resolution.
The Foreign Ministry said that it has "serious reservations" [102] about a UN decision calling for a no-fly zone over Libya and regretted the military strike against Libya. [103] Along with Russia, the PRC said the resolution's backers failed to explain adequately how the no-fly zone would work and what the rules of engagement would be. [102]
The 42nd President of the United States Bill Clinton endorsed the no-fly zone, arguing that he wouldn't have intervened if anti-Gaddafi rebel leaders didn't ask for the imposition of the no-fly zone. [34] Top United States Senate Democrats [35] Carl Levin, Dick Durbin and Jack Reed spoke out in support of the no-fly zone. [35]
The airbase was bombed on 24 March 2011 by French aircraft, in accordance with the UN-backed enforcement of the No-Fly Zone over Libya. [5] Over two and a half months later, on 13 June, the area was again struck by NATO forces.