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"BBC News - Libya UN Resolution 1973: Text Analysed." //BBC - Homepage//. BBC America, 18 Mar. 2011. Web. 04 Oct. 2011. .

__**15 Facts:**__
 * 1) The UN Security Council has passed a resolution authorising "all necessary measures" to protect civilians in Libya from pro-Gaddafi forces.
 * 2) UN Resolution 1973
 * 3) Security Council members vote on Libya – 10 states supported, five abstained
 * 4) Considering that the widespread and systematic attacks currently taking place in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya against the civilian population may amount to crimes against humanity...
 * 5) One of the conditions for action set out by Nato countries has been "a demonstrable need" to intervene
 * 6) Expressing its determination to ensure the protection of civilians and civilian populated areas and the rapid and unimpeded passage of humanitarian assistance and the safety of humanitarian personnel
 * 7) not about invading or seeking to divide or dismember Libya. The specific mention of the situation in Libya as "a threat to international peace and security" paves the way for action under Chapter VII of the UN Charter which authorises the use of force.
 * 8) Demands the immediate establishment of a ceasefire and a complete end to violence and all attacks against, and abuses of, civilians
 * 9) This gives wide latitude for operations, for example, against ground units attacking Libyan towns.
 * 10) This is a message to the Arab world - this is not another Iraq.
 * 11) This paragraph provides teeth for the enforcement of the existing arms embargo in force against Libya, for example the stopping and inspection of ships on the high seas.
 * 12) Again that phrase "to take all necessary measures" meaning that force can be used to impose the no-fly zone.
 * 13) This is the no-fly ban that has been most discussed ahead of the passage of this resolution. Military experts believe that Col Gaddafi air force is not the decisive element in his armoury - that is his ground forces - but a no-fly zone will clearly constrain and probably halt the use of his fixed wing aircraft. "A ban on all flights" indicates helicopters are included too but these are sometimes harder to control.
 * 14) This brings the Arab League states firmly into the fold. This is not just a western action. Indeed the Arab League's support for a no-fly zone was a crucial factor leading to the adoption of this resolution. Explicitly requests Arab States to be involved in any practical steps that may be involved.
 * 15) This is an operation with a clear limit. Is occupation too specific a term? Might it allow some ground operations like the deployment of Special Forces? There certainly is no appetite for ground operations in any of the countries backing this resolution.