NATO issues footage of Libyan surveillance

Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft flies from North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s German base. After the use of fighter jets by Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi against the Libyan protesters, NATO announced the air surveillance of Libya to prevent attacks on protesters.This decision to increase the air surveillance in the Mediterranean has been taken this week by the 28 Permanent Representatives of the North Atlantic Council, who remain concerned over the situation in Libya.AWACS, routinely monitor the airspace in the Mediterranean, as part of Operation Active Endeavour, a long standing mission which has given the Alliance an enhanced awareness of activity across the Mediterranean since 2001.