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Coalition News: Arab obstacles, Romanian delays, and Ops data

By Andrew Rettman, EUobserver

From Andrew Rettman, EUobserver:  Cyprus, which opposes the campaign, first declined permission for three Qatari planes to use its Larnaca airport to refuel on the way to Libya.

Day 6 of NATO’s Political Impasse: “No decision on anything”

By David Brunnstrom, Reuters

Obama: “The exit strategy will be executed this week”

By the AP

From the AP:  Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he can’t predict how long the no-fly zone operation will last, but that the U.S. could turn over control of it as early as Saturday.

NATO briefing on Operation Unified Protector

By NATO

From NATO:  Excerpts from briefing by NATO Spokesperson Oana Lungescu, Brigadier General Pierre St-Amand of the Canadian Air Force and Director of the Strategic Plans in the Capability Plans and Policy Branch at Allied Command Operations

Norway threatens to ground its F-16s over operational decisions

By Wojciech Moskwa, Reuters

Discord between France and Germany

By Peggy Hollinger and Quentin Peel, the Financial Times

From Peggy Hollinger and Quentin Peel, the Financial Times:  The German government was first deeply irritated by French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s recognition of the opposition Libyan National Council without consulting European partners. A few days later, Paris was taken aback by Berlin’s decision to mothball some of its nuclear reactors following the Japan disaster, bolstering […]

Details of emerging no-fly operation and NATO flotilla

By the AP

Germany withdraws its forces in the Mediterranean from NATO command

By DPA

NATO begins enforcement of the arms embargo against Libya

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  NATO has now decided to launch an operation to enforce the arms embargo against Libya.