Britain has said its helicopters can fly sorties over Libya as it seeks to raise the pressure on Muammar Gaddafi to step aside, British officials said on Thursday.
French Defence Minister Gerard Longuet said on Monday that Britain would start deploying attack helicopters in Libya along with France as part of NATO's operation there.
However, Britain had not confirmed that until now. British ministers gave clearance in principle for the use of Apache helicopters on Thursday and NATO could now call on them.
Gaddafi, in power for 41 years, was "on the run" and spending each night in a different hospital to try to shield himself from NATO bombings, British diplomatic sources said.
They provided no evidence and it was not possible to obtain independent corroboration for the allegation. Reporters in Tripoli have seen Libyan civilians gathered at government facilities, declaring their willingness to defend Gaddafi.
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