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Libya rebels want foreign airplane cover as Gaddafi's aviation bombs them

Tripoli, Libya - Fighters pushed the frontline westbound

Anti-Gaddafi rebels in Libya have called for foreign air cover to set up a no-fly zone after they have been bombed by the regime aviation for three days. The popular uprising in Libya initially had apprehensions regarding the possibility of any form of foreign intervention by NATO and EU, even if it means only the setting up of a no-fly zone over the country to even out the fighting force. However,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1126576
Rome, Italy, 03/04/2011 16:33
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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