British Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon aircraft wait to be serviced after their first mission over Libya, in Gioia del Colle Air Base, Italy on March 21, 2011. The cost of Britain's involvement in military operations in Libya is likely to be measured in tens of millions of pounds rather than hundreds of millions, finance minister George Osborne said on Tuesday. Photograph taken on March 21, 2011.
British Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon aircraft are serviced after their first mission over Libya, in Gioia del Colle Air Base, Italy on March 21, 2011. The cost of Britain's involvement in military operations in Libya is likely to be measured in tens of millions of pounds rather than hundreds of millions, finance minister George Osborne said on Tuesday. Photograph taken on March 21, 2011.
Libyan rebels duck for cover as they come under tank fire from Moamer Kadhafi's forces on the outskirts of Ajdabiya on March 22, 2011 as rag-tag rebel forces massed for a second day to try to attack government forces that have encircled the town. 
Libyan rebels run to take cover as a mortar, seen at top right, from Moammar Gadhafi's forces are fired on them on the frontline of the outskirts of the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Tuesday, March 22, 2011. Coalition forces bombarded Libya for a third straight night, targeting the air defenses and forces of Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi, stopping his advances and handing some momentum back to the rebels, who were on the verge of defeat just last week. 
Libyan rebels try to take cover as mortars from Moammar Gadhafi's forces are fired on them on the frontline of the outskirts of the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Tuesday, March 22, 2011. 
Libyan rebels duck for cover as they come under tank fire from Moamer Kadhafi's forces on the outskirts of Ajdabiya on March 22, 2011 as rag-tag rebel forces massed for a second day to try to attack government forces that have encircled the town. 
A Libyan rebel mans a heavy machinegun while waiting to launch an attack to take the town of Ajdabiya from Moammer Khaddafi's forces on March 21, 2011 
A rebel fighter holds his AK-47 rifle as other rebels flee after soldiers loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi fired shells along Benghazi-Ajdabiyah road near Ajdabiyah March 21, 2011. 
Rebel fighters flee after soldiers loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi fire shells along Benghazi-Ajdabiyah road near Ajdabiyah March 21, 2011. 
Libyan onlookers gather at the site where forces of Moamer Kadhafi were targeted the day before by a French air strike in Al-Wayfiyah, 35 kms West of Benghazi, on March 21, 2011 as news reports said Libyan government forces pulled back 100 kilometres (60 miles) from rebel-held Benghazi but showed they still had plenty of fight as they beat off an insurgent advance. 
Rebels celebrate in a vehicle along the road between Benghazi and Ajdabiyah March 21, 2011. A senior official in Libya's rebel National Council said on Monday it would not negotiate with Muammar Gaddafi to end the war. |
