NATO’s failure to apply sufficient military force to oust Libya’s leader and protect civilians is a blow to the credibility of the alliance and the United States, says expert Robert E. Hunter.

The prolonged military operation in Libya is starting to have its toll on the image and status of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and is increasing the chances of Libya breaking up or ...

NATO airstrikes in Libya last year killed 72 civilians, including 20 women and 24 children, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch, which called on the alliance to investigate the deaths and ...

Under the War Powers Resolution, authorization for U.S. military operations in Libya expired last Friday, the sixtieth day of “kinetic military action.” The Obama administration did not pay this legal ...

* Alliance to discuss 'arc of instability' to the south and east ANTALYA, Turkey, May 12 (Reuters) - Preoccupied for more than a year by the Ukraine crisis, NATO foreign ministers meeting in Turkey ...

The chief prosecutor for the World Court vowed to investigate allegations of war crimes against Libya by NATO "Impartially and independently." Western diplomats hope to head off such a probe with ...

NATO officials publicly claim a "clear mandate" to implement the UN Security Council Resolution 1973 to use "all necessary measures" to protect Libyan civilians. But within the alliance, that means ...

Witnesses in Libya say a series of explosions rocked the Tripoli area on Thursday shortly after NATO warplanes flew overhead. Meanwhile, rebels have warned of what they call a "massacre" in the ...

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Western powers have destroyed nearly a third of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s military power since launching a military campaign against him last month, NATO officials said on Tuesday. The area ...

TRIPOLI, Libya - Libyan forces repelled a coordinated attack by NATO forces and rebels against a strategic oil town in the east of the country, the government spokesman said Thursday. The announcement ...

ANTALYA, Turkey (Reuters) - Preoccupied for more than a year by the Ukraine crisis, NATO foreign ministers meeting in Turkey this week will focus on instability on the alliance’s southern flank, ...