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  • UK forces and NATO are ready to take further action if necessary under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973, and yesterday evening…

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said it is "only a matter of time" before Colonel Muammar Qadhafi is defeated.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • As street fighting continues in Tripoli between Free Libya Forces and members of Colonel Gaddafi's former regime, British and NATO military aircraft are maintaining a presence in the air.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Assisted by British Chinook helicopters, Warrior armoured fighting vehicles and Challenger battle tanks, soldiers from the Indian Army's 3rd Battalion The Bihar Regiment have successfully carried out a counter-insurgency…

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  • The European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL) aims to contribute to the establishment of sustainable and effective civilian policing arrangements under Afghan ownership and in accordance with international standar…

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  • Prime Minister David Cameron said that Qadhafi must stop fighting, without conditions and clearly show that he has given up any claim to control Libya.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • A group of soldiers whose task it is to clear routes in Helmand province of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) recently emerged from their Mastiff armoured vehicle unscathed when a device exploded underneath it.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Type 42 destroyer HMS Liverpool marks 100 days of patrolling the coast of Libya today, helping enforce the UN Security Council Resolutions designed to protect the country's civilians from Colonel Gaddafi's former reg…

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  • The operation, codenamed ZANGAL HAF (Zangal Hope) after the village close to where the operation would take place, was aimed at disrupting insurgents…

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  • The Defence Secretary, Dr Liam Fox, has today announced a contract award for 14 new Chinook helicopters, the RAF's workhorse on the front line in Afghanistan.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Secretary of State for Defence Dr Liam Fox welcomed the Canadian Defence Minister, the Honourable Peter MacKay, to London yesterday with a ceremonial guard formed by members of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Royal Navy minehunter HMS Grimsby returned to her home port of Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde on Friday, 19 August 2011, after almost three years in the Gulf

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s speech on the Arab Spring delivered at the British Council in London on 22 August 2011.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Nick Clegg: Britain will not turn its back on the millions of citizens across the Middle East hoping for a better life from the Arab Spring.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The Government has called on Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Qadhafi to stand down to save his people from further suffering. External site: [PM optimistic about Libya future](http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/pm-optimistic-a…

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  • Prime Minister David Cameron has delivered a statement outside Number 10 on the latest situation in Libya.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The Prime Minister's Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on Libya, Syria and Hillsborough.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The UK Government has called on Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Qadhafi to stand down to save his people from further suffering.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has issued a statement on the death of a New Zealand special forces soldier in Afghanistan.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt spoke about the international response to events in Syria.

    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government