via telegraphtv After a day of pomp and ceremony, US President Barack Obama gets down to business in talks with Prime Minister David Cameron, stressing a united effort on Libya.
via reuters.com NATO says there will be no accelerated transition in Afghanistan amid a wave of violence. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
via NATOCOMMUNITY A Canadian Navy ship patrolling the central Mediterranean under NATO’s arms embargo operation tracks down and hails a suspicious vessel. The ship’s boarding team find dozens of rebels transporting arms from Benghazi to Misrata. NATO’s highest command decides to allow the vessel to proceed, as the arms had not…
via AlJazeeraEnglish Hundreds of kilometres of concrete walls, erected by US military to physical separate Sunni and Shia neighbourhoods during the worst years of sectarian violence, will be taken down.
via RussiaToday The British military operation in Iraq has ended after more than 8 years, with the last group of Royal Navy training staff now having pulled out. The UK joined the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, under the pretext of destroying Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction. But when…
via jp.reuters.com Libyan rebels continue to fire rocket attacks at Muammar Gaddafi’s forces near the Ajdabiya front line, as the U.N. tries to negotiate a ceasefire for humanitarian aid. Nick Rowlands reports.
via RussiaToday The British Ministry of Defence released footage on Friday of NATO fighter jets striking the Tripoli harbour. NATO fighter jets struck the harbour in bombing runs overnight, damaging five coast guard boats and a warship, the Libyan government confirmed early on Friday. Footage released showed Royal Air Force Tornados…
via Reuters Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi threatens violence against NATO supporters after 11 religious clerics die in Brega.
via Reuters Pope Benedict calls for end to violence in Libya, Syria. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.