Government Rules Out Supplying Arms to Libyan Rebels

The HeraldJune 30, 2011

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BRITAIN will not follow France in supplying arms to the Libyan rebels, a defence minister insisted last night, potentially sparking an urgent review of Nato's campaign strategy.

Gerald Howarth was responding to an admission by the French army that, for "self-defence" purposes, it had air-dropped weapons and munitions - including rocket launchers, assault rifles, machine guns and anti-tank missiles - to the rebels in Libya's western mountains.

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Government Rules Out Supplying Arms to Libyan Rebels

Following a report that, earlier this month, the French arm...

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