{"id":328926,"date":"2011-03-22T10:13:28","date_gmt":"2011-03-22T10:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/22\/libya-new-allies-join-offensive\/"},"modified":"2011-03-22T10:13:28","modified_gmt":"2011-03-22T10:13:28","slug":"libya-new-allies-join-offensive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/22\/libya-new-allies-join-offensive\/","title":{"rendered":"Libya: New Allies Join Offensive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"49.8381466201\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/><!-- close google_banner_mid div ---><\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.english.rfi.fr\/africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/7305b8cerfi-logo-en.jpg\" alt=\"Radio France Internationale (Paris)\" title=\"Visit Radio France Internationale (Paris)\" \/><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- begin story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p>22 March 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Four nations have joined France, Britain and the United States in an international campaign to impose a no-fly zone on Libya. Following United Nations Security Council resolution 1973, Denmark, Canada, Norway and Belgium have all sent fighter jets to the Mediterranean to combat forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi.<\/p>\n<p>The country&#8217;s centre-right, Nato-enthusiastic government wants to take a leading position in supporting the uprising.<\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_inset_a div ---><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Denmark has been on the front line &#8230; during all the Arab uprisings and is also there for Libya,&#8221; Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen said last week.<\/p>\n<p>With a general election set to take place this fall, the move is allowing the government to score points with voters.<\/p>\n<p>Canada, headed by a conservative government keen on asserting military power, has sent six planes to a base in Italy, which participated in strikes on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Stephen Harper is also looking to bolster domestic support, as his minority government will seek endorsement from one of the country&#8217;s opposition parties on Tuesday to approve its budget and avoid being brought down.<\/p>\n<p>Norway and Belgium, who sent six and five jets respectively, habitually take action to support UN resolutions.<\/p>\n<p>The coalition is also counting on support from Spain, Italy and Qatar, with the latter providing a key ally from the Arab world.<\/p>\n<p><i><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.english.rfi.fr\/africa\/20110322-new-allies-join-libya-offensive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read or Listen to this story on the RFI website<\/a><\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- end story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_banner_subbody div ---><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><b>More News on allAfrica.com<\/b><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Read more here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201103220392.html\" title=\"Libya: New Allies Join Offensive\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Libya: New Allies Join Offensive<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 22 March 2011 Four nations have joined France, Britain and the United States in an international campaign to impose a no-fly zone on Libya. 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