Britain risks accusations of 'mission creep' as army chiefs are sent to Benghazi to offer military advice to rebels fighting Gaddafi --Army officers will advise rebels how to launch attacks --Similarities drawn to past conflicts in Vietnam, Somalia and Afghanistan 19 Apr 2011 A team of top British Army officers is being sent to Libya to advise 'rebels' who are locked in a bitter conflict with Colonel Gaddafi's forces [for oil]. The UK group will be deployed to the opposition stronghold of Benghazi, Libya's second city, in a mentoring role to help leaders who are co-ordinating attacks on the Colonel's army. The announcement came after a Royal Navy submarine launched cruise missiles on Libyan targets, with RAF warplanes attacking communication masts.