| 16 July. Allied Joint Force Command NAPLES, SHAPE, NATO HQ(more information: 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, 06.00GMT) a total of 15,308 sorties, including 5,767 strike sorties*, have been conducted.
 Sorties conducted 15 JULY: 115Strike sorties conducted 15 JULY: 46
 *Strike sorties are intended to identify and engage appropriate targets, but do not necessarily deploy munitions each time. Key Hits 15 JULY:                                In the vicinity of Brega: 1 Tank, 5 Armoured Fighting Vehicles, 1 Multiple Rocket Launcher,
 7 Armed Vehicles.
 In the vicinity of Dur at Turkiyah: 1 Military Storage Facility
 In the vicinity of Gharyan: 1 Command and Control Building.
 In the vicinity of Misrata: 1 Tank, 3 Armed Vehicles.
 In the vicinity of Tripoli: 1 Radar, 1 Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher.
 In the vicinity of Waddan: 1 Military Storage Facility.
 Arms Embargo Activities A total of 17 ships under NATO command are actively patrolling the Central Mediterranean.
 13 Vessels were hailed on 15 JULY to determine destination and cargo. 3 boardings (no denials) was conducted.
 A total of 1776 vessels have been hailed, 171 boardings and 9 denials have been conducted since the beginning of arms embargo operations.
 International Humanitarian Assistance Movements as recorded by NATOTotal of Humanitarian Movements**: 539 (air, ground, maritime)
 Ships delivering Humanitarian Assistance 15 JULY: 5
 Aircrafts delivering Humanitarian Assistance 15 JULY: 13
 **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.
 
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