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söndag, mars 20, 2011

International military intervention in Libya to be complex and difficult: Australian FM

Australian federal government on Sunday warned the international military intervention in Libya will be complex and difficult.


In the first action to enforce last week's United Nations resolution authorizing intervention, U.S. and British forces have fired a barrage of Tomahawk cruise missiles against Libya leader Muammar Gaddafi's air defenses.

Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said this was the first phase in what would be a "multi-phase" operation to protect Libyan rebels from Gaddafi.

"This is a necessary and moral course of action against an individual who is a brutal, bloody dictator," Rudd told the Ten Network on Sunday, adding that the intervention would be dangerous for coalition forces.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said it was clear Gaddafi intended to reap more violence against his own people.

"This is about a broad range of military actions to try and protect the Libyan people," she told Sky News.

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