Agreement Reached For NATO To Take Over Libya Operations

NATO To Take Over No-Fly Zone In Libya -- ABC News

Gen. Ham Says Gadhafi Intends to Wait Until U.S. Hands Over Lead of Coalition

NATO has agreed to relieve the United States of responsibility for enforcing the no-fly zone in Libya, a NATO official said today.

The official said that NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will shortly go into a meeting of the North Atlantic Council where a formal consensus will be reached for NATO to assume the no-fly zone responsibilities for Libya. After what is expected to be a brief meeting, Rasmussen will announce the arrangement.

They won't say it's a deal until every one of the 28 NATO members in the room agrees with NATO taking over the no-fly zone.

"We are very close," the NATO official said.

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More News On An Agreement Reached For NATO To Take Over Libya Operations

Turkey backs NATO command of Libya operations -- Al Jazeera
Nato in deal to take over Libyan mission -- Financial Times
NATO to take command of Libya operation: report -- CBC/AP
NATO to control Libya military operation: reports -- Toronto Star
Sources say NATO has reached agreement on running Libya mission -- CNN
US pressures allies to command Libya mission -- Yahoo News/AP
West strikes deep in Libya, NATO to take command -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Nato to take control after William Hague's appeal -- The Telegraph
NATO agrees to take control in Libya -- ABC News (Australia)

My Comment: This should have been done last week .... oh well .... better late than never.