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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (7) Slideshow Video Full Focus Photos of the week Our top photos from the past week. Full Article Follow Reuters France steps up efforts for Libya no-fly zone Tweet Share this Link this By Mohammed Abbas AJDABIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - France was stepping up efforts on Monday to persuade world powers to impose a no-fly zone over Libya, as Muammar Gaddafi's troops battled rebel fighters for control of the strategic oil town of... Email Print Related News Forces pound eastern oil town, Libyan rebels retreat Sun, Mar 13 2011 Analysis: As world talks, time running out for Libya rebels 1:11am EDT France steps up Libya no-fly zone efforts Sun, Mar 13 2011 Ominous deja vu as Saddam's victims watch Gaddafi Sun, Mar 13 2011 U.N. asks Libya to allow access to rebel-held areas Sun, Mar 13 2011 Libya welcomes AU panel, slams Arab League Sun, Mar 13 2011 Libyan rebels says Gaddafi forces fight each other Sun, Mar 13 2011 Analysis & Opinion How bad was Intelligence Czar’s Libya “gaffe”? Washington Extra – Say it ain’t so Related Topics World » United Nations » France » Libya » Related Video Libya Continues Air Attacks on Rebel Strongholds Sat, Mar 12 2011 Government airstrike near Ras Lanuf Obama: Noose tightening on Gaddafi Gaddafi's son: Libya will never surrender 1 / 29 A Libyan rebel stands near an anti-aircraft gun at a checkpoint outside the city of Ajdabiyah, March 13, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Finbarr O'Reilly By Mohammed Abbas AJDABIYAH, Libya | Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:11am EDT AJDABIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - France was stepping up efforts on Monday to persuade world powers to impose a no-fly zone over Libya, as Muammar Gaddafi's troops battled rebel fighters for control of the strategic oil town of Brega. France said on Sunday it would consult other powers "in the coming hours" to try to set up such a zone to assure the protection of civilians "in the face of the terrible violence suffered by the Libyan population." It said the Arab League's weekend call on the United Nations to impose such a zone showed the world's concern for Libyan civilians. Arab support satisfies one of three conditions set by NATO for it to police Libyan air space. The others were proof that its help was needed, and a U.N. Security Council resolution. On the ground, government troops advancing east took Brega early on Sunday in what looked like an increasingly confident drive toward the rebel stronghold of Benghazi. However, the rebels, inspired by the overthrow of the Tunisian and Egyptian presidents to try to end Gaddafi's four-decade rule, said they had re-taken Brega on Sunday night. There was no way of verifying the rival claims. The government, whose forces had previously captured Ras Lanuf, another oil town 100 km west of Brega, said earlier it was certain of victory and threatened to "bury" the rebels, whom it linked to al Qaeda and "foreign security services." Gaddafi himself met the Russian, Chinese and Indian ambassadors and urged their countries to invest in Libya's oil sector, badly disrupted by the uprising and the flight of tens of thousands of expatriates oil workers. Libyan oil exports have been badly disrupted by the fighting, lack of staff, international sanctions and the refusal of international banks to fund trade deals. Some experts say it may take a year for output to recover to its previous level of about 1.6 million barrels per day. CRUDE PRICES FALL International crude prices fell by about $1 a barrel on Gaddafi regaining territory over the weekend. At the United Nations, a diplomat told Reuters the Security Council would hold consultations on a no-fly zone on Monday. Russia and China, diplomats said, would have difficulty vetoing authorization for a no-fly when the Arab League had requested it. Envoys said Moscow and Beijing might prefer to abstain when the issue came to a vote. France hosts a Group of Eight foreign ministers' meeting on Monday and said they would discuss the violence in Libya. 1 2 3 Next World United Nations France Libya Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (7) AspenFreePress wrote: The rebels are going down. Obama is a paper tiger with no iron in his words, so far as Gadaffi is concerned. Of course the opera ain’t over ’til the fat lady sings. She hasn’t sung, but I hear her warming up. Sterling Greenwood/AspenFreePress Mar 13, 2011 8:30pm EDT -- Report as abuse txgadfly wrote: You want iron? A war with a country that not only has not attacked us but not even been rude! You obviously are thinking about using American money and American blood for foreign purposes. Enough of this nonsense. We need to strictly enforce the laws requiring the registration of foreign agents. This sort of thinking has almost nothing to do with the USA. We have been played for fools long enough. Mar 13, 2011 10:36pm EDT -- Report as abuse trevycas wrote: If Gaddafhi is to be believed, he will likely “bury” many supporters of the revolution, which could constitute what some would describe as a “genocide”. Thus, the question of “resettlement” is now more urgent than ever. If neither the Western powers, NATO, the EU or the Sino-Russian powers can agree on some type of intervention, it stands to reason that Gaddafhi will “bury” all who are thought to oppose him. Such an act should reasonably be anticipated as a mass-murder. Only by resettling those possibly-at-risk can the international community effectively prevent a genocide, without interfering militarily on the ground. If foreign intervention proves politically unacceptable, then the permanent resettlement of those persons at risk of state-perpetrated violence is the only acceptable alternative from a humanitarian standpoint. 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