Al Jazeera television station has broadcast video footage of what it said were foreign forces in Libya, possibly British SAS troops, on the ground near the rebel-held city of Misrata.There were a number of armed men, some wearing sunglasses and keffiyahs, or traditional Arab headscarves, who moved off when they realised they were being watched, the footage showed.
Veteran reporter Tony Birtley says on the voiceover: ‘Here a group of armed foreigners, possibly British, are seen liaising with the fighters. It could be to facilitate forthcoming helicopter attacks.’
U.S. Admiral Samuel Locklear, commander of the Joint Operations Command at Naples, recently declined to comment on whether Nato would put forces on the ground but suggested a small force may be needed to help the rebels once Gaddafi's rule collapses.
He told a Nato forum in Varna, Bulgaria: ‘I would anticipate that there might be a need at some point to unfold a small force… a small number of people there to help them in some way.’
This footage suggests that they may already be there. Read More
