GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: EU approves possible military operation for Libya

ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center

SOURCE: RiaNovosti

01April2011 3:48pmEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: The European Council on Friday approved the decision to mount an EU military operation to support humanitarian efforts in Libya, if asked to do so by the United Nations.

"The EU will, if requested by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), conduct a military operation in...order to support humanitarian assistance in the region," the council statement read.

"The aim of the operation would be to contribute to the safe movement and evacuation of displaced persons and to support the humanitarian agencies in their activities with specific capabilities," it said. (read full report)

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