“The targets that were struck overnight were vital to the pro-Qadhafi forces’ ability to harm the civilian population - essentially they are the hub of Qadhafi’s command network - and we will continue to erode its foundations until the violence against the Libyan population ends,” said Lieutenant-General Charles Bouchard, Commander of Operation Unified Protector.
NATO’s Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR is being conducted under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973, which calls for an immediate end to all attacks against civilians and authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians and civilian populated areas under threat of attack in Libya.
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