Explosions heard on outskirts of Tripoli

NATO gets key support as it readies to lead Libya mission By the CNN Wire Staff STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: The UAE will send 12 aircraft to enforce the no-fly zoneNEW: Turkey agrees to the use of an eastern air baseNEW: Reporters are taken to a farm to see alleged collateral damageAnti-aircraft fire lights up early morning sky Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Boosted by support from two significant nations -- one Arab and the other the sole Muslim alliance member -- NATO prepared to assume command over the Libya mission Friday as coalition airstrikes pounded targets for a sixth consecutive night.

The United Arab Emirates announced Friday that it will send 12 aircraft in the coming days to help patrol and enforce the United Nations-mandated no-fly zone. And Turkey, once reluctant of military operations, agreed to the use of an eastern air base in Izmir.

Other Muslim nations participating in the Libya mission include Qatar, which will begin flying planes this weekend, and Jordan, which has agreed to provide humanitarian support.

Early Friday, coalition warplanes roared through Libyan skies, bombing the periphery of the capital where military bases are located. Anti-aircraft fire burst out but then fell silent.

International reporters in Tripoli were escorted to farmlands east of Tripoli in Tajura, where Moammar Gadhafi's government claims airstrikes killed civilians.

A military base along the way had been bombed and was still smoldering Friday.

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