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United States involvement in the Libyan civil war has consisted of (initially) diplomatic initiatives and sanctions, followed by iLOL hree B-2s and two B-1Bs) dropped bombs on at least 100 targets in Libya.
In June 2011, U.S. bombers killed nine civilians in Libya, including two toddlers.
Development of American relations with the National Transitional Council
On 10 March 2011, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met anti-Gaddafi opposition leaders during a trip to Egypt and Tunisia. After the meeting between Clinton and representatives of the council, the European Union and the U.S have decided to talk to the council without officially recognising them, in order to seek further information on the group and its goals. On 17 March, ahead of a U.N vote on a no-fly zone, Under Secretary of State William Burns affirmed U.S support for a no-fly zone, as well as more aggressive measures to restrain Gaddhafi, that the U.S is investigating transferring Gaddafi's frozen assets to the rebels, and that the NTC may open an embassy in Washington. On 29 March, the U.S. confirmed at a conference in London that it will send a formal representative to Benghazi. In late April, Ambassador Gene Cretz said the U.S. was continuing to consider formal recognition of the council, but in the meantime, it is providing strong informal support, including reportedly authorizing international oil deals with rebel-held eastern Libya. On 13 May 2011, US National Security Adviser Tom Donilon said his government recognized the National Transitional Council as "a legitimate and credible interlocutor of the Libyan people" after meeting with Prime Minister Mahmoud Jebril. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said that the U.S. had not yet decided to fully recognize the council as Libya's sole legitimate representative body. On 24 May, the NTC opened a formal diplomatic office in Washington, D.C. (the U.S. had already had an office in Benghazi with a formal envoy for nearly two months). On 9 June, Clinton said, "The United States views the Transitional National Council as the legitimate interlocutor for the Libyan people during this interim period," but Washington and Benghazi indicated that the U.S. still had not committed to the same level of formal recognition as France and several other countries. On 15 July, at an international conference on Libya held in Turkey, Clinton stated that the US had decided to formally recognise the TNC as the country's "legitimate authority", allowing the US to divert over $30 billion worth of Gaddafi regime funds frozen in the US to the TNC.
References
- Bombers Over Libya, Air Force magazine, July 2011
- Two Bombers, 24 Hours, 100 Libyan Targets Destroyed, Wired, July 13, 2011
- Nato admits civilians died in Tripoli bombing raid, June 19, 2011
- Clinton to meet anti-Gaddafi opposition as world weighs Libya options, Haaretz, 10 March 2010
- Roland Lloyd Parry, G8 shies away from Libya no-fly plan, AFP, 15 March 2011
- ארה"ב מבקשת מהאו"ם לאשר תקיפות אוויריות וירי ארטילרי בלוב, Haaretz, 17 March 2011
- ^ Mu Xuequan (29 March 2011). "Libya's rebels say US appoints Benghazi envoy". Xinhua. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- "US allows oil deals with Libya's TNC". MENAFN. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- Dougherty, Jill (27 April 2011). "U.S. still not ready to recognize Libyan opposition". CNN. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- "U.S. views Libyan opposition as legitimate interlocutor". Xinhua. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- Diaa Hadid, Michelle Faul (24 May 2011). "US invites Libyan rebels to open office in DC". CNS News. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- Kenner, David (9 June 2011). "Clinton edges toward recognition of Libyan rebels". Foreign Policy Magazine. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- Lee, Matthew. "US recognizes Libyan rebels as Libyan government". Associated Press. Retrieved 15 July 2011.