s that Libya ensure the "rapid and unimpeded passage of humanitarian assistance" and asks U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to establish an eight-member panel of experts to assist the Security Council committee in monitoring sanctions.
"Responding to the Libyan people and to the League of Arab States, the Security Council has authorized the use of force, including enforcement of a no-fly zone, to protect civilians and civilian areas targeted by [Gadhafi], his intelligence and security forces, and his mercenaries," Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. said in a statement.
Libya's defense minister had threatened that any Western airstrikes would endanger air and sea traffic in the Mediterranean now and in the future.
The vote came after closed-door consultations Thursday afternoon on the text of the resolution, which was sent to capitals of the 15 council nations overnight for comments.
Before the vote, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who was in Tunisia to meet with the country's new leaders, said a U.N. no-fly zone over Libya would require the bom
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