Berlusconi Joins in Airstrikes to Help Break Libya Impasse
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Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Italian air-force jets will carry out strikes over Libya as NATO seeks to break an impasse in the nine-week struggle to oust Muammar Qaddafi’s regime.
Italian planes will target Libyan military installations, Berlusconi told reporters in Rome today after meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Italy, once Libya’s colonial ruler, announced yesterday it will change course and join in action against pro-regime forces that threaten civilians.