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U.N. chief Ban calls for ceasefire in Libya

By Guy Desmond, Reuters

From Guy Desmond, Reuters:  U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Wednesday for an "immediate, verifiable cease-fire" in Libya where rebels are fighting to end Muammar Gaddafi’s 41 years in power.

Senate has no plans to invoke War Powers Act over Libya

By Josh Rogin, the Cable

From Josh Rogin, the Cable:  In just over a week, 60 days will have passed since the war in Libya began. But Congress has no plans to exercise its rights under the War Powers Act

Libya 1911: How an Italian pilot began the air war era

By Alan Johnston, the BBC

From Alan Johnston, the BBC:  Italy recently said it was ready to join in Nato’s air attacks on targets in Libya – and with the announcement came a sense of history repeating itself.

Kyrgyzstan asks NATO for help in protecting its borders

By the AP

From the AP:  Kyrgyzstan’s president has appealed for assistance from NATO to bolster the country’s borders and improve the capacity of frontier troops. Kyrgyz President Roza Otunbayeva’s office said she met Tuesday with NATO envoy to Central Asia, James Appathurai, to discuss military co-operation.  (photo: Reuters)

NATO SecGen: “All 28 Allies make shared sacrifices”

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  Over the years, your country’s military forces have done an exceptional service for freedom, peace and democracy.

Update: NATO activities in Libya on May 9

By NATO

Did NATO Leave 62 Africans to Die at Sea Off Libya?

By Vivienne Walt, Time

From Vivienne Walt, Time:  Did NATO pilots allow 62 Africans fleeing Libya to perish on the high seas because their mission did not include saving desperate migrants or because NATO’s tangled bureaucracy had failed?

Dutch army losing all its tanks

By the AP

From the AP:  The Dutch government will cut 12,000 military jobs, or more than one in six of all armed forces personnel, as part of spending cuts aimed at balancing the budget by 2015, officials said Friday. Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the country was making "difficult choices," but still expects to be able to […]

NATO carried out 1,400 operations and captured 500 insurgent leaders in 90 days

By Patrick Quinn, the AP

From Patrick Quinn, the AP:  NATO said Monday that it has significantly weakened the Taliban insurgency, capturing or killing thousands of militants in Afghanistan during the past three months. It also said that the Taliban failed in an attempt to carry out attacks against key government buildings over the weekend in the southern city of […]

NATO leaders attend Allied Reach Exercise 2011

By NATO

From NATO:  Admiral [Giampaolo] Di Paola, in a joint Press Conference with the Polish Minister of Defence, HE Bogdan Klich, highlighted the main topics of discussions of the ongoing exercise in Poland’s Capital.