London (CNN) — Military action against Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi will continue until he “ceases his attacks on civilians, pulls his troops back from places they have forcibly entered and allows key services and humanitarian assistance to reach all Libyans,” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton vowed today.
The United Nations-backed bombing of Gaddafi’s forces “prevented a potential massacre,” she said.
Clinton spoke in London after meeting with a leader of the Libyan opposition as the United States sought to expand ties with rebel leaders fighting to oust Gaddafi.
It was the second meeting in less than two weeks between Clinton and the Libyan Interim National Council’s Mahmoud Jabril, a former head of Libya’s economic planning council.
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Clinton wanted to gain a “clearer picture” of the opposition and how a post-Gadhafi government could look, according to a senior official who took part in the meeting.
The meeting came on the sidelines of a conference in London on the future of Libya.