Akhir 05 , 1432 H. / March 10, 2011 -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy will push, at an extraordinary European Union summit on Libya Friday, for targeted airstrikes against Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi's regime, French media reported Thursday, according to dpa. "France supports the idea of targeted airstrikes, capable of neutralizing Colonel Moamer Gaddafi's aviation, in order to stop him bombing his opponents and regaining ground," Le Monde newspaper reported. Le Parisien newspaper earlier quoted unnamed defense experts as saying that one option would be to bomb airport runways. The reports come as Franco-British proposals for a no-fly zone over Libya fail to win broad support at the United Nations level, with the United States, Russia and China among those appearing reticent. France has said the idea would not be implemented without UN support. -- SPA
