Nato wants Dutch to do more in Libya, sources tell Telegraaf

Nato wants the Netherlands to take a more active role in the bombardment of Libya, the Telegraaf reports on Wednesday, quoting senior Nato sources.


Defence minister Hans Hillen will take part in a Nato summit in Brussels later in the day and the Libyan mission will be discussed. The mission began at the end of March with the aim of protecting opponents of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
The Netherlands currently has six F-16 fighter jets and a minesweeper in the region, monitoring the no fly zone and weapons embargo.
The cabinet is due to meet on Friday to discuss extending the mission to the end of September. However, ministers are not in favour of allowing the Dutch jets to take part in bombing raids, the paper says.
A large number of MPs, including the coalition’s alliance partner PVV, opposes Dutch armed forces’ involvement past the end of June.

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