NATO in Libya

By Ruth Mckee

NATO military operations in Libya will continue as long as "a threat remains to civilian life" according to reports of a conference call between presidents Obama and Sarkosy, chancellor Merkel and prime minister David Cameron.

The foreign secretary William Hague agreed with this assessment that the campaign would continue until "there are no remaining pockets of pro-Gaddafi fighters who can again become a threat to the civilian population."

It is expected that a NATO presence will remain in the country, as Libya struggles to rebuild in the wake of the devastating civil war.

But it is widely believed that the campaign will draw to a close now the deposed Libyan leader is dead and can no longer act as a rallying point for fighters loyal to the dictator.

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