{"id":336398,"date":"2011-03-24T21:14:18","date_gmt":"2011-03-24T21:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/24\/sources-say-nato-has-reached-agreement-on-running-libya-mission\/"},"modified":"2011-03-24T21:14:18","modified_gmt":"2011-03-24T21:14:18","slug":"sources-say-nato-has-reached-agreement-on-running-libya-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/24\/sources-say-nato-has-reached-agreement-on-running-libya-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Sources say NATO has reached agreement on running Libya mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"53.109430959\">  <!-- start feedback link --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/feedback link --><br \/>\n       <!-- Tracking values --><\/p>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_start --><!--startclickprintinclude-->   <!--endclickprintinclude--> <!--startclickprintexclude--> <\/p>\n<div readability=\"8\">\n<p>From <b> Elise Labott<\/b> and <b>Paula Newton<\/b>, CNN<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end --><\/p>\n<div readability=\"25.4017699115\"><!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- CONTENT -->  <!-- REAP --><!--startclickprintexclude--><\/p>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"6\">\n<div readability=\"7\">\n<p>NATO to take over Libya operations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--endclickprintexclude--><!-- \/REAP --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><b>STORY HIGHLIGHTS<\/b><\/p>\n<ul><!-- google_ad_section_start --><\/p>\n<li>Deal came after talks involving Britain, France, Turkey and the United States<\/li>\n<li>NATO is drafting rules of engagement for the mission<\/li>\n<li>Earliest handover of command from United States would be Sunday<\/li>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end --><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--endclickprintexclude--> <!--startclickprintinclude--> <\/p>\n<p><b>(CNN)<\/b> &#8212; A deal in principle has been reached for NATO to take command of the military mission in Libya in coming days, two diplomatic officials told CNN on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The deal was reached after a conference call between U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her counterparts from Britain, France and Turkey, according to the officials, who spoke on condition of not being identified by name.<\/p>\n<p>NATO sources said that a major sticking point involves the rules of engagement for coalition forces that will take over command of enforcing a no-fly zone and naval blockade of Libya.<\/p>\n<p>The rules of engagement will be drafted in coming days, the NATO sources said, adding that the process would take 48 hours. That means the earliest date for the United States to hand over control of the mission to NATO would be Sunday, according to the sources.<\/p>\n<p><!--endclickprintinclude--><!-- google_ad_section_end --><br \/>\n<!-- \/cnn_strybtmcntnt --><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/cnn_strycntnt --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"3.67605633803\">\n<div readability=\"3.76923076923\">\n<p>Part of complete coverage on<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"5.10891089109\">\n<div readability=\"5.9603960396\">\n<p>Find up-to-the-minute updates on the situation in Libya with CNN&#8217;s This Just In blog.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"4.48695652174\">\n<div readability=\"5.2347826087\">\n<p>Follow CNN correspondents on the ground as they report on conflict in the Arab world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"4.35398230088\">\n<div readability=\"5.0796460177\">\n<p>Peter Bergen warns against comparing U.S. involvement in two different conflicts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"5.3475177305\">\n<div readability=\"6.58156028369\">\n<p>Are you in the Middle East or North Africa? 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The deal was reached after a conference call between U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her counterparts from Britain, France and Turkey, according to the officials, who spoke on condition of not being identified by name. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-336398","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-business"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sources say NATO has reached agreement on running Libya mission - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/24\/sources-say-nato-has-reached-agreement-on-running-libya-mission\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Sources say NATO has reached agreement on running Libya mission - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"From Elise Labott and Paula Newton , CNN NATO to take over Libya operations STORY HIGHLIGHTS Deal came after talks involving Britain, France, Turkey and the United States NATO is drafting rules of engagement for the mission Earliest handover of command from United States would be Sunday (CNN) -- A deal in principle has been reached for NATO to take command of the military mission in Libya in coming days, two diplomatic officials told CNN on Thursday. 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