Who Is Running The War In Libya?

An Italian pilot and ground crew check a Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon at the Gioia del Colle NATO Airbase in Italy, March 21, 2011. Arab nations do not want military intervention under way in Libya to be placed under NATO control, said French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe. Photo: REUTERS

Allies Attack Targets in Tripoli as Europeans Feud Over Leadership -- New York Times

TRIPOLI, Libya — Explosions and anti-aircraft fire could be heard in and around Tripoli Monday in a third straight night of attacks there against Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s forces, while European nations feuded over who should take command of the no-fly zone. On the ground in Libya, pro-Qaddafi forces were holding out against the allied campaign and an amateurish rebel counter-attack.

Pentagon officials said there were fewer American and coalition airstrikes in Libya Sunday night and Monday, and that the number was likely to decline further in coming days. But Gen. Carter F. Ham, the head of United States Africa Command, who is in charge of the coalition effort, said there would be coalition airstrikes on Colonel Qaddafi’s mobile air defenses and that some 80 sorties — only half of them by the United States — had been flown on Monday.

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More News On Who Is (Or Who Will) Command Libyan War Operations

A new uncertainty in Libya operation: Who's in charge? -- Kansas City/McClatchy News
Confusion Over Who Leads Libya Strikes, and for How Long -- New York Times
Split Allies Push On With Libya Airstrikes -- Wall Street Journal
Infighting over structure of coalition -- Financial Times
NATO fails to resolve differences over Libya role -- Reuters
Divisions Emerge in Europe Over Support of Libyan Air Strikes -- Voice of America
Libya bombing campaign slows, but coalition's ultimate leadership undecided -- Stars And Stripes
Libya: UK battles to hold coalition together -- The Guardian
Libyan military action exposes EU divisions -- M&C
Libyan operation hampered by confusion and dispute -- The Guardian
Divisions strain NATO push for Libyan airstrikes -- Yahoo News/AP
Sarkozy Goes to War -- Dominique Moisi, Project Syndicate
France jostles to take over mission in Libya -- ABC.net (Australia)
U.S. Sees Possible French, British Lead on Libya -- New York Times/Reuters
Italy pushes for NATO control of Libya mission -- Reuters
Italy says need NATO or will resume control of bases -- Reuters
Turkey Blocks NATO Mission in Libya -- Spiegel Online

U.S. to Hand Allies Libya Air-Strike Command in ‘Matter of Days’ -- Bloomberg
Obama: Command Transfer In Libya Action In Few Days -- Wall Street Journal
Gates: US expects to hand off Libya lead in 'days' -- Yahoo News/AP
US 'to tone down role in Libya' -- BBC

The to-be or not-to-be of NATO in Libya -- Deutsche Welle
Libya military operation: Who should command? -- BBC
ANALYSIS-Keeping NATO out of Libya suits U.S., France -- Reuters