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Summary NATO agreed to take the airstrike command of allied forces in Libya. Western planes continue to targ
The United States has already turned over responsibility for enforcing an arms embargo against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to NATO, and will soon hand off policing of the no-fly zone, the Pentagon announced.Out of 350 planes taking part in operation, half were American. The Western forces made about 200 strikes during last 24 hours.Libyan state media showed images of those it claimed were killed and wounded in ongoing Western airstrikes, but civilian casualties have been difficult to independently verify.The American Intelligence claimed that these bodies were shifted from mortuary to the bombardment location. The NATO countries’ ships have started patrolling near Libyan seashores.Meanwhile, Gaddafi forces are striking the rebels with mortar shells in western city of Masurata. The citizens are trying to shift to the safer areas due to shortage of food and oil.Moreover, a Qatari Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter-bomber on Friday became the first jet from a Middle Eastern nation to join the international force when it flew on patrol with a French Mirage. Qatar has deployed six Mirages and two C-17s transports in the Libyan operation.
