EU seeks UN nod to station troops in Libya

EU seeks UN nod to station troops in Libya
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Summary The EU drafted a new resolution to get UNs approval for deploying ground troops in Libya.

The European Union (EU) drew up a concept of operations for the deployment of military forces in Libya, but needs the UN approval for mission.The armed forces, numbering no more than 1,000, would be deployed to secure the delivery of aid supplies, would not be engaged in a combat role but would be authorised to fight if they or their humanitarian wards were threatened.The decision to prepare the mission, dubbed Eufor Libya, was taken by the 27 governments of Europe with the collaboration of the US.

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