Libya and Middle East uprising - live updates | World news | guardian.co.uk: "3.58pm: Helen Pidd in Berlin has filed a story on the remarks made by Nato secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen about Libya at the organisation's summit there. She focuses on his plea for more specialised fighter jets to join the anti-Gaddafi operation if civilian casualties are to be minimised.
At a meeting of Nato foreign ministers in Berlin on Thursday, Admiral James Stavridis asked for more 'precision fighter ground attack aircrafts' which can best identify land targets, said Rasmussen.
The US military has the world's most sophisticated warplanes, but Rasmussen insisted Stavridis had not picked out the Americans when making his plea.
Rasmussen admitted he had received 'no specific pledges' for more planes, but he said he had 'heard statements that give me hope' that by the time the ministers fly home on Friday, more countries will have increased their commitment to the Libyan operation."
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