By By Michael Krebs Mar 21, 2011 in World As the US-led Western coalition continued its bombardment of military targets across LIbya throughout the weekend, Russia announced its displeasure with the overwhelming use of military force. Joining in the In a statement released on Sunday, Russia called for an end to "We proceed from the inadmissibility of using the Resolution 1973 mandate... for ends that clearly overstep its framework, which stipulates only measures to protect the civilian population,'' the Russian statement said. It was unclear if the coalition had plans to heed the Russian and Arab League concerns, but there emerged an allied effort to demonstrate that the Arab League was "The head of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, has said he respects a United Nations resolution authorising attacks on Libyan air defences, after earlier comments suggested there was waning support from his organisation for the American-led action," BBC News reported. Citing an "What is happening now is not an intervention. It is about protecting the people from bloodshed," said Abdul Rahman bin Hamad al-Attiyah, secretary general of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council, according to AP. Libya's Colonel Gaddafi remained defiant and promised to lengthen the war. The Kremlin insists the resolution against the Libyan government "was adopted in haste." The implementation of the no fly zone across Libya has already produced considerable criticism in the international community, as air-strikes against Libyan defenses have struck anti-aircraft installations, Libyan military personnel near Benghazi, and Colonel Gaddafi's compound.Joining in the criticism initiated by the Arab League , as the Washington Post reported over the weekend, Russia has expressed considerable concern over the widespread use of military power in Libya.In a statement released on Sunday, Russia called for an end to "indiscriminate use of force" by the anti-Libyan coalition, according to a report in the Bangkok Post."We proceed from the inadmissibility of using the Resolution 1973 mandate... for ends that clearly overstep its framework, which stipulates only measures to protect the civilian population,'' the Russian statement said.It was unclear if the coalition had plans to heed the Russian and Arab League concerns, but there emerged an allied effort to demonstrate that the Arab League was "united" over the military action in Libya and that Qatar and the UAE were involved in the military incursion."The head of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, has said he respects a United Nations resolution authorising attacks on Libyan air defences, after earlier comments suggested there was waning support from his organisation for the American-led action," BBC News reported.Citing an Associated Press report on Monday, Qatar and the UAE are committed to the war in Libya."What is happening now is not an intervention. It is about protecting the people from bloodshed," said Abdul Rahman bin Hamad al-Attiyah, secretary general of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council, according to AP.Libya's Colonel Gaddafi remained defiant and promised to lengthen the war.The Kremlin insists the resolution against the Libyan government "was adopted in haste." More about Russia, Libya, War, no fly zone, Arab league More news from Russia Libya War no fly zone Arab league Nato Obama Africa Middle East