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had made a series of westward advances in the last days of March and in early April, although he cautioned that the situation on the ground was rapidly changing with the rebels retreating or advancing in turn under repeated attacks of pro-Kadhaf mercenary forces. The fghting in Libya in the spring of 2011 are defnitely part of a broader wave of protests and unrest that has swept across North Africa and the Middle East, toppling long-standing regimes in Tunisia and Egypt. During his briefng Mr. Ban told UN Member States about the details of his recent visit to Tunisia and Egypt, and the wider situation in the region, with a special focus on the on-going violences against civilian populations in Bahrain, Syria and Yemen.

If only four nations, Britain, Canada, France and the USA made up the initial force set to interdic all fights in the UN-ordered No-Fly Zone, Belgian and Spanish warplanes began patrolling Libyan skies soon enough, joined shortly after by Danish and Italian aircraft launched from Sicilian bases while

’ 20 March 2011, during a media briefing at the Pentagon, the US spokesman comments the recent USAF B-2 bomber attacks on Ghardabiya. 20 de março de 2011, durante um briefing para a imprensa no Pentagono, o porta-voz das forças norte-americanas fala sobre os ataques do bombardeiros B-2 à Ghardabiya. © USAF

÷ 21 March 2011, a USAF RQ-4A Global Hawk HALE drone is being readied for a 20-hour long post strike sortie high over Libyan territory. 21 de março de 2011, um veículo aéreo não tripulado (VANT) RQ-4A Global Hawk HALE é preparado para uma sortida de 20 horas de duração sobre a Líbia. © USAF