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NATO Will Take Control of No-Fly Zone Over Libya

The United States military will hand over command of Operation Odyssey Dawn to NATO, hopefully by Sunday, according to several news sources including CNN. CNN reports that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton worked out the details of the handover with officials from other NATO countries like Great Britain and France. According to CNN:

The U.S. military will still be actively involved in patrolling the no-fly zone implemented by the U.N. Security Council, as Navy Adm. William Gortney told reporters today including those from the Washington Post. Gortney said:

The Pentagon Channel has posted a wrap-up of the handover's details: