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| British military officers to be sent to Libya | |
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| British military officers will be sent to Libya to advise rebels fighting Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's forces, the UK government has said. | British military officers will be sent to Libya to advise rebels fighting Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's forces, the UK government has said. |
| Foreign Secretary William Hague said the group would be deployed to the opposition stronghold of Benghazi. | Foreign Secretary William Hague said the group would be deployed to the opposition stronghold of Benghazi. |
| The BBC understands that 10 UK officers will provide logistics and intelligence training, part of a joint British and French operation. | |
| Mr Hague stressed that the officers would not be involved in any fighting. | |
| When the UN Security Council passed its resolution on Libya in March, foreign military action on the ground was specifically ruled out. | |
| He said: "The [UK] National Security Council has decided that we will now move quickly to expand the team already in Benghazi to include an additional military liaison advisory team. | |
| "This contingent will be drawn from experienced British military officers." | "This contingent will be drawn from experienced British military officers." |
| The announcement comes as hundreds of people are feared dead in the bombardment by Pro-Gaddafi forces of the town of Misrata. |