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16 May. JFC 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, 08.00GMT) a total of 6808 sorties, including 2656 strike sorties* have been conducted.
Sorties conducted 15 May: 147
Strike sorties conducted 15 May: 48
*Strike sorties are intended to identify and engage appropriate targets, but do not necessarily deploy munitions each time.
Key Targets Hit
15 May: In the vicinity of Az Zawiyah: 1 Command and Control Node. In the vicinity of Tripoli: 4 Surface to Air Missile Launchers. In the vicinity of Misratah: 1 Self Propelled Artillery Piece. In the vicinity of Hun: 2 Ammunition Storage Facilities. In the vicinity of Sirte: 2 Surface to Surface Missile Launchers , 1 Self Propelled Artillery Piece, 1 Armoured Personnel Carrier.
Arms Embargo Activities
A total of 21 ships under NATO command are actively patrolling the Central Mediterranean.
8 Vessels were hailed on 15 May to determine destination and cargo. 1 boarding (no diversions) was conducted.
A total of 936 vessels have been hailed, 40 boardings and 5 diversions have been conducted since the beginning of arms embargo operations.
International Humanitarian Assistance Movements as recorded by NATO
Total of Humanitarian Movements***: 212 (air, ground, maritime)
Ships delivering Humanitarian Assistance 15 May: 4
Aircraft delivering Humanitarian Assistance 15 May: 6
***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 in Naples.
More information on Operation Unified Protector
- www.jfcnaples.nato.int
- www.manp.nato.int
- www.nato.int/libya
Media Inquiries related to operations contact:Naples Media Information Centre
+39 081 721 3111
Mail to: oup.media@gmail.com
All other Media Inquires contact:
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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