08 June. Allied Joint Force Command NAPLES, SHAPE, NATO HQ (more information: http://www.jfcnaples.nato.int/)
Mission NATO took control of all military operations for Libya under United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1970 & 1973 on 31 March 2011. The aim of Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR is to protect civilians and civilian-populated areas under attack or threat of attack.
The mission consists of three elements: an arms embargo, a no-fly-zone and actions to protect civilians from attack or the threat of attack.
Over the past 24 hours, NATO has conducted the following activities associated with Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR:
Air Operations Since the beginning of the NATO operation (31 March 2011, 08.00GMT) a total of 10177 sorties, including 3860 strike sorties*, have been conducted.
Sorties conducted 07 JUNE: 157 Strike sorties conducted 07 JUNE: 66
*Strike sorties are intended to identify and engage appropriate targets, but do not necessarily deploy munitions each time.
Key Hits 07 JUNE: In Tripoli: 5 Command & Control Facilities, 1 Vehicle Storage Facility, 2 Self-Propelled Antiaircraft Guns, 1 Air Surveillance Radar. In the vicinity of Tripoli: 1 Command & Control Facility. In the vicinity of Brega: 2 Truck-Mounted Guns.
Arms Embargo Activities A total of 19 ships under NATO command are actively patrolling the Central Mediterranean. 17 Vessels were hailed on 07 JUNE to determine destination and cargo. 4 boardings (no denials) were conducted. A total of 1226 vessels have been hailed. 80 boardings and 8 denials have been conducted since the beginning of arms embargo operations.
International Humanitarian Assistance Movements as recorded by NATO Total of Humanitarian Movements***: 338 (air, ground, maritime) Ships delivering Humanitarian Assistance 07 JUNE: 2 Aircrafts delivering Humanitarian Assistance 07 JUNE: 4
***Some humanitarian movements cover several days.
Command and Control NATO’s operational commander for Operation Unified Protector is Lieutenant-General Charles Bouchard of the Canadian Air Force. His office and staff is located at the Allied Joint Force Command Naples.
For any operational query: Naples Media and Information Center tel: +39 081 721 31 11 Email: oup.media@gmail.com |
Any other query: NATO HQ Press Desk +32 (0) 2 707 1010 +32 (0) 2 707 10 07 Mail to: moc@hq.nato.int |
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