Akhir 26, 1432, March 31, 2011, SPA-- NATO says it has taken over all air operations over Libya from the U.S., which had led the international force that has been bombarding Moammar Gadhafi's forces, as AP reported. Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the alliance assumed sole command of all air operations over Libya at 0600GMT (2 a.m. EDT) Thursday The operation _ codenamed Unified Protector _ now includes enforcement of the no-fly zone, maintaining the arms embargo on Libya, and the protection of civilians from attacks by Gadhafi's military. Fogh Rasmussen said that, in line with the U.N. Security Council mandate, NATO's operational focus would be «on protecting civilians and civilian-populated areas against the threat of attack.»
