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15 July 2011
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Britain has said it will be sending four more Tornado warplanes to support the Nato mission in Libya in addition to 12 aircraft it has already deployed.
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt said the aircraft were particularly well equipped for surveillance and reconnaissance.
"As the conflict has gone on and the targets have have become harder to detect it is important to have this capability available," he said.
Earlier this week, Nato Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen called on members of the alliance to provide more aircraft to protect Libyan civilians and enforce a no-fly zone.
Nato said its warplanes had conducted more than 5,000 air missions since the action began in March.
The conflict began with protests against Col Muammar Gaddafi's regime and has escalated into a bloody battle for territory between government and rebel forces in the west and east of the oil-rich country.
The uprising, inspired by events in neighbouring Tunisia and Egypt and sparked by the arrest of a Libyan human rights campaigner, began in February. Many were killed as authorities tried to suppress the revolt.
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Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt said the aircraft were particularly well equipped for surveillance and reconnaissance.
"As the conflict has gone on and the targets have have become harder to detect it is important to have this capability available," he said.
Earlier this week, Nato Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen called on members of the alliance to provide more aircraft to protect Libyan civilians and enforce a no-fly zone.
Nato said its warplanes had conducted more than 5,000 air missions since the action began in March.
The conflict began with protests against Col Muammar Gaddafi's regime and has escalated into a bloody battle for territory between government and rebel forces in the west and east of the oil-rich country.
The uprising, inspired by events in neighbouring Tunisia and Egypt and sparked by the arrest of a Libyan human rights campaigner, began in February. Many were killed as authorities tried to suppress the revolt.
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