REUTERS: Washington said a call by the Arab League for a U.N. no-fly zone over Libya was an "important step," as government troops backed by tanks and warplanes fought to drive rebels from their strongholds.Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa said the League, meeting in Cairo on Saturday, had decided that "serious crimes and great violations" committed by the government of Muammar Gaddafi against his people had stripped it of legitimacy.
Washington, which would play a leading role in enforcing any no-fly zone, said the decision strengthened pressure on Gaddafi but it stopped short of commitment to military action and made no proposal for a swift meeting of the U.N. Security Council. >>> Michael Georgy and Tom Perry | RAS LANUF, Libya/CAIRO | Sunday, March 13, 2011
