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Libya Update - The Latest on Operation Odyssey Dawn

At a Pentagon briefing today on Operation Odyssey Dawn (the name of the military operation to support U.N. Resolution 1973), Fox News reports that U.S. Army General Carter Ham told reporters the United Nation's mission has been a success so far. He said the no-fly zone is working and will get larger:

According to Reuters, United Nation air strikes have prompted Gadhafi's forces to pull back from the city of Benghazi, where rebels have set up shop for the last few weeks. An anonymous high-ranking U.S. official told Reuters:

Euronews has put together an informative piece on the logistics of Operation Odyssey Dawn:

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