After the extensive damages reported due to the missile bombing on Colonel Gaddafi’s compound in Tripoli, the Pentagon expects to cede control of allied military operations in Libya in few days, said US-Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
The military operation against Libya is expected to be handed over to the control of either UK-France coalition or Nato, the US said.
Meanwhile, the compound building of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi was ruined due to the missile hit late Sunday, said the officials.
As part of a co-ordinated strike on Libya air defenses the Tomahawk missiles was launched, said the UK.
Earlier report said, The Libya’s air defenses were effectively degraded, according to Pentagon.
While the military operation will be played by the US against Colonel Gaddafi’s forces, ‘Robert Gates’ said, ‘it will not have the pre-eminent role’.
Mr Gates said, “I think there is a sensitive part for the Arab League to see being operated under Nato umbrella.”
“The question is ‘if there is a way we can work out the command of Nato and control machinery without the Nato flag and without Nato mission, and so on, added Gates.
“To break-up Libra would be a formula for instability,” said Mr. Gates.
There are loud explosion heard in Tripoli on Sunday night where Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi based his military and compound, said the Correspondents.
Reporter saw from the area a rising column of smoke.
The Libyan officials took several journalists to show the badly damaged building caused by the bombed from the allied forces enforcing the UN-mandated ‘no-fly-zone’ over the country.
In the street of the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, sporadic explosion and heavy gunfire can be heard in the area, the witness told Reuters.
Gaddafi’s fighters from the cars are opening fire in the city.
From the Pentagon statement on Sunday, ‘US Vice-Adm William Gortney’ said, “coalition raids were very effective that no new air activity from Libyan forces had been reported.”
“Although Benghazi is not totally safe from attack, but surely it is less under threat compared yesterday” Gortney said.
However, the allied forces’ building up to enforce the ‘no-fly-zone’ still continues.
Qatar, from the Arab country the first to play an active part in the campaign against Colonel Muammar Gaddafi will be sending four planes to join the coalition to enforce the ‘no-fly-zone’ UN-mandate, said the US and France.
Vice Adm Gortley said, Arab countries are also preparing to join the campaign against Col Gaddafi.
Charles de Gaulle of French aircraft carrier was leaving Mediterranean port of ‘Toulon’ for Libya. Norway and Denmark were sending six planes each, and Spain has also sent at least 3- planes, plus a refueling aircraft while Italy also has jets ready to deploy.