15 August. Allied Joint Force Command NAPLES, SHAPE, NATO HQ
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 19,003 sorties, including 7, 200 strike sorties*, have been conducted.
Sorties conducted 14 AUGUST: 119 Strike sorties conducted 14 AUGUST: 26
*Strike sorties are intended to identify and engage appropriate targets, but do not necessarily deploy munitions each time.
Key Hits 14 AUGUST:
In the Vicinity of Al Zawiyan: 1 Anti Aircraft Gun. In the vicinity of :Garyan: 1 Military Facility. In the vicinity of Tripoli: 11 Surface to Surface Missile Trans/Loader Vehicles, 1 Surface to Surface Missile Trailer, 3 Radars. In the vicinity of Zlitan: 4 Military Facilities, 1 Command and Control Node, 1 Artillery Piece, 1 Armed Vehicle.
Arms Embargo Activities
A total of 17 ships under NATO command are actively patrolling the Central Mediterranean. 15 Vessels were hailed on 14 AUGUST to determine destination and cargo. 2 boarding's (no denials) were conducted. A total of 2188 vessels have been hailed, 219 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**: 775 (air, ground, maritime) Ships delivering Humanitarian Assistance 14 AUGUST: 2 Aircrafts delivering Humanitarian Assistance 14 AUGUST: 0
**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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