Nato formally declares October 31 end to Libya mission

Alliance warplanes would wind up the mission on Monday after flying more than 26,000 sorties and bombing almost 6,000 targets in an operation that helped a ragtag rebel force oust Muammar Gaddafi.

The "operation in Libya will end on 31 October 2011. Our military job ischeap jerseys now done," Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the Nato secretary general, wrote on Twitter after alliance ambassadors formally agreed to end the mission.
The alliance had made a preliminary decision last week to end operations on October 31 after judging that civilians were essentially safe from attacks following Kadhafi's death and the fall of Sirte.
The formal decision on Friday came one day after the UN Security Council wholesale jerseys unanimously voted to end the mandate that authorised military action in Libya from 11:59pm Libyan time (2159 GMT) on October 31.
William Hague, the foreign secretary, said the UN decision showed that the country had entered a "new era" but its interim leader, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, warned on Wednesday that Gaddafi loyalists still posed a threat.

The resolution, Mr Hague said on Thursday, "is another significant cheap nfl jerseysmilestone towards a peaceful, democratic future for Libya."
The operation had divided the United Nations, with Russia, China, Brazil, India and South Africa accusing Nato of breaching the mandate.
Western allies are now looking at how they can assist the new regime in Libya.
Mr Rasmussen has offered to help the new Libyan leaders reform the country's security sector, but the alliance has repeatedly ruled out sending troops on the ground.
A coalition led by the United States, France and Britain laun cheap nfl jerseysched the first salvos in the air war on March 19, before handing over command of the mission to Nato on March 31.
Unlike other Nato operations, Europeans led the charge with France and Britain conducting the bulk of air strikes while the United States playing a quiet yet crucial role by providing intelligence and air-to-air refuelling.
Nato allies have hailed the mission a success, with no casualties on their side and few civilian deaths, but cash-strapped governments have been eager to bring their planes home and focus on the bigger war in Afghanistan.