A French army Rafale jet fighter takes off, on March 26, 2011, at the aerial military base 126 – Capitaine Preziosi aka Solenzara base, in Ventiseri, on the French Mediterranean island Corsica, for a mission in Libya. Libya’s rebels have thanked France for its role in the Western-led military blitz against the Kadhafi regime but said “outside forces” could now leave the country, in a letter published today.AFP PHOTO STEPHAN AGOSTINI (Photo credit should read STEPHAN AGOSTINI/AFP/Getty Images)