NATO ending a successful mission in Libya
Posted Oct 31, 2011 06:05:23 AM.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium – NATO is ending the seven-month bombing and campaign that enabled Libyan rebels to overthrow Moammar Gadhafi’s regime.
Officials said all operations will conclude Monday at midnight. The alliance stopped its bombing missions soon after Gadhafi’s death earlier this month but has maintained regular air patrols.
Officials said NATO air forces carried out 9,600 strike sorties in the past seven months, destroying about 5,900 military targets.
The U.N. Security Council authorized the mission in March to protect civilians caught up in the civil war. Last week it decided to end military action.
NATO staff temporarily seconded to the headquarters in Naples for the Libyan operation are being reassigned to their regular duties, officials said.
