NATO aircraft plan to fly 198 sorties over Libya on Wednesday, which would be the highest for a single day since NATO assumed full command of operations on March 31, the alliance's spokeswoman said.Oana Lungescu said in a statement that NATO jets plan to conduct 198 sorties, but didn't specify how many of them would be airstrikes against ground targets in Libya.
The "operational tempo has increased" and protecting civilians in Misrata, a rebel-held city near Libyan capital Tripoli, is NATO's first priority, she said.
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