Proposal for the no-fly zone 2011 military intervention in Libya

voa news report on united states joining lebanon, france , united kingdom support no-fly zone.



15 march 2011: resolution no-fly zone proposed nawaf salam, lebanon s ambassador un. resolution backed france , united kingdom.
17 march 2011: un security council, acting under authority of chapter vii of un charter, approved no-fly zone vote of ten in favour, 0 against, , 5 abstentions, via united nations security council resolution 1973. 5 abstentions were: brazil, russia, india, china, , germany. less twenty-four hours later, libya announced halt military operations in response un security council resolution.


libyan anti-government rebels, 1 march 2011



18 march 2011: libyan foreign minister, moussa koussa, said had declared ceasefire, attributing un resolution. however, artillery shelling on misrata , ajdabiya continued, , government soldiers continued approaching benghazi. government troops , tanks entered city on 19 march. artillery , mortars fired city. president barack obama held meeting eighteen senior lawmakers @ white house on afternoon of 18 march
19 march 2011: french forces began military intervention in libya, later joined coalition forces strikes against armoured units south of benghazi , attacks on libyan air-defence systems, un security council resolution 1973 called using necessary means protect civilians , civilian-populated areas attack, imposed no-fly zone, , called immediate , with-standing cease-fire, while strengthening travel bans on members of regime, arms embargoes, , asset freezes.
21 march 2011: obama sent letter speaker of house of representatives , president pro tempore of senate.
24 march 2011: in telephone negotiations, french foreign minister alain juppé agreed let nato take on military operations on 29 march @ latest, allowing turkey veto strikes on gaddafi ground forces point forward. later reports stated nato take on enforcement of no-fly zone , arms embargo, discussions still under way whether nato take on protection of civilians mission. turkey reportedly wanted power veto airstrikes, while france wanted prevent turkey having such veto.



us president barack obama addressing people of united states intervention in libya



25 march 2011: nato allied joint force command in naples took command of no-fly zone on libya , combined ongoing arms embargo operation under name operation unified protector.
28 march 2011: obama addressed american people on libya.




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