Libyan rebels' representatives to meet with world leaders (LA Times)

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Libyan rebels' representatives to meet with world leaders
Treated increasingly as Libya's legitimate authority, senior members of the rebel leadership have been invited to a conference in London to boost support for the coalition military campaign.

By Paul Richter and Ken Dilanian, Los Angeles Times
March 26, 2011

Reporting from Washington—

Despite lingering questions about the rebels in Libya, the coalition of countries battling Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi is increasingly treating them as the country's legitimate rulers.

Coalition officials have invited senior members of a rebel leadership group to London next week to meet world leaders at a two-day conference to bolster international support for the Libyan operation, officials said Friday.

The invitation was issued even though the coalition countries are in a delicate position regarding the rebels. The United Nations resolution that authorizes the air campaign does not direct the coalition to provide any military support to the opposition.

And while France has recognized them as the legitimate rulers of Libya, the United States and many other countries continue to have some doubts.

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