Libyan Opposition Leaders To Get Advice From UK Military -- The Guardian
British move comes as Tripoli says it has accepted a peace initiative put forward by Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez
Britain is to send experts able to give military advice into east Libya to make contact with opposition leaders, as the struggle for control escalates.
The move is a clear intervention on the ground to bolster the anti-Gaddafi uprising, learn more about its leadership, and see what logistical support it needs. Whitehall sources said the diplomatic taskforce would not give arms to the rebels, as there is an international arms embargo.
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