Nato bombing of Libya to continue
Prime Minister David Cameron has promised that Britain will "stick to our task" in Libya, as he revealed that RAF pilots have already notched up more than 120 sorties and 250 flying hours as part of international military action to protect civilians.
Mr Cameron paid tribute to the "extremely skilful and dangerous" work of airmen who have targeted dictator Muammar Gaddafi's forces while "doing everything possible to avoid civilian casualties".
Tornado GR4 jets from RAF Marham in Norfolk flew deep into the Libyan desert in the early hours of Monday morning to destroy ammunition bunkers at Sabha being used by Gaddafi's military to attack opposition-held towns like Misrata.
And 22 of Gaddafi's tanks, armoured vehicles and big guns were hit by RAF Tornados flying sorties near Misrata and Ajdabiya over the weekend, the Ministry of Defence said.
Gaddafi's troops have now been driven from Ajdabiya and rebels were on Monday celebrating the seizure of the key oil towns of Brega and Ras Lanuf and are nearing the dictator's hometown of Sirte, a key regime stronghold. But Mr Cameron said the situation of civilians in Misrata and Zintan remains "extremely grave", with both under heavy attack.
He told MPs that allied operations have had a "significant and hugely beneficial effect", stopping Gaddafi's assault on Benghazi, the cradle of the uprising, and creating the conditions for the liberation of towns like Ajdabiya, Ras Lanuf and Bin Jawad.
