A French Dassault Rafale combat aircraft, seen in this photo released by ECPAD (French Defence communication and audiovisual production agency), takes off from Saint-Dizier military base, eastern France, March 19, 2011, on a mission to overfly Libya. Western air forces, with Arab League approval, went into action in Libya on Saturday to curb attacks by Muammar Gaddafi's forces on the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said.