France to intensify airstrikes in Libya
President Nicolas Sarkozy says France will intensify its airstrikes in Libya at the request of opposition forces.
France provided weapons, munitions and food to Libyan rebels in the Western Mountains in early June to prevent troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi from overrunning the region, a military spokesman said on Wednesday.Citing unidentified sources, Le Figaro newspaper said on Wednesday France had parachuted ``large amounts'' of weapons, including rocket launchers, assault rifles, machine guns and anti-tank missiles into the Jebel Nafusa region.