After 2 Months, No End In Sight To Libyan Air Campaign -- McClatchy News
WASHINGTON — On March 19, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's army had quashed weeks of anti-government protests and was poised for an all-out assault on Benghazi, the opposition's stronghold, when the U.N. Security Council authorized coalition forces to step in and protect civilians.
Two months and nearly 7,000 air sorties later, the international military campaign has stopped a potentially devastating massacre in Benghazi, allowed humanitarian aid into besieged civilian areas and helped the rebels keep their hold on eastern Libya.
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The War in Libya’s Western Mountains -- New York Times
Libyan rebels cling on to Tunisian border post -- Reuters
Nato denies Libyan report of attack on alliance warship -- The Guardian
Libya: Government buildings on fire in Tripoli -- The Telegraph
Nato air strikes hit Libyan government buildings -- The Guardian
UK hits Libya bodyguard training base, spy centres -- Reuters
Gadhafi, rebels vie for loyalty of Libyan tribes -- MSNBC
Libyan City Buries Its Attackers Respectfully -- New York Times
Call for Gadhafi arrest a step toward justice -- CNN
Canada expels five Libyan diplomats -- Globe And Mail
Canada ordering more smart bombs for Libya campaign -- Ottawa Citizen
UN: Over 2 million need Libya aid -- AP
U.N. seeks deal to allow food, medicine into Libya -- Reuters
Kerry in talks with White House over Libya resolution -- CNN
Obama, Congress Not Likely to Engage on Libya Yet -- US News And World Report
Obama faces deadline for forces in Libya -- Peter Goodspeed, National Post
Death of the War Powers Act? -- Bruce Ackerman and Oona Hathaway, Washington Post
Libya: enough is enough -- Nazir Ahmed, The Guardian
Over the Horizon: In Libya, the Strategic Air Campaign That Wasn't -- World Politics Review
Turning Libya Into Somalia -- William S. Lind, American Conservative
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