Libya: 3/18 in Photos

Mar. 18, 2011, 10:18 PM EDT

By Margaret Judson

A Libyan rebel flashes the victory sign as he arrives with his weapon to the frontline in Sultan, Libya.

Libyan rebels pray in the desert.

Two British RAF AWAC planes wait on the ground as another RAF plane flies past at Akrotiri a British military base. Britain will send Typhoon and Tornado fighter jets to air bases to prevent Moammar Gadhafi’s forces from mounting air strikes against anti-government rebels in Libya, Prime Minister David Cameron said Friday. The promise of action came after the U.N. Security Council approved a no-fly zone Thursday over Libya, the legal requirement paving the way for military action. Libya responded to the diplomatic onslaught by declaring an immediate cease-fire, firmly pushing the ball back to the allies.