13 August. 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 18,774 sorties, including 7,127 strike sorties*, have been conducted. Sorties conducted 12 AUGUST: 118 Strike sorties conducted 12 AUGUST: 48 *Strike sorties are intended to identify and engage appropriate targets, but do not necessarily deploy munitions each time. Key Hits 12 AUGUST: In the Vicinity of Waddan: 1 Ammo Storage Facility. In the vicinity of Brega: 2 Armed Vehicles. In the vicinity of Bir Al Ghanam: 5 Armed Vehicles, 2 Anti Aircraft Guns. In the vicinity of Tripoli: 1 Surface to Surface Missile Launcher, 1 Surface to Surface Missile Facility. In the vicinity of Misratha: 1 Military Facility, 1 Ammo Storage Facility. In the vicinity of Zlitan: 1 Military Armored Vehicle Storage Facility. In the vicinity of Al Khums: 1 Ammo Storage Facility. Arms Embargo Activities A total of 17 ships under NATO command are actively patrolling the Central Mediterranean. 10 Vessels were hailed on 12 AUGUST to determine destination and cargo. 1 boarding's (no denials) were conducted. A total of 2156 vessels have been hailed, 217 boarding's and 9 denials have been conducted since the beginning of arms embargo operations. International Humanitarian Assistance Movements as recorded by NATO Total of Humanitarian Movements**: 773 (air, ground, maritime) Ships delivering Humanitarian Assistance 12 AUGUST: 1 Aircrafts delivering Humanitarian Assistance 12 AUGUST: 2 **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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