NATO Newsletter
NATO Newsletter
17 Jun. 2011

Operational Media Update for 16 June 2011

NATO and Libya

Issued on 17 Jun. 2011
 

17 June. Allied Joint Force Command NAPLES, SHAPE, NATO HQ

(more information: http://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, 08.00GMT) a total of 11387 sorties, including 4307 strike sorties*, have been conducted.

Sorties conducted 16 JUNE: 146

Strike sorties conducted 16 JUNE: 51

 

*Strike sorties are intended to identify and engage appropriate targets, but do not necessarily deploy munitions each time.

 

Key Hits

16 JUNE: In Tripoli: 1 Vehicle Storage and Maintenance Facility. In the vicinity of Tripoli: 1 Surface-To-Air Missile Launcher with Loader Vehicle. In the vicinity of Brega: 7 Truck-Mounted Guns, 3 Tanks. In the vicinity of Waddan: 1 Ammunition Storage Facility. In the vicinity of Misratah: 5 Truck-Mounted Guns. In the vicinity of Zintan: 2 Truck-Mounted Guns, 1 Fuel Truck.

 

Arms Embargo Activities

A total of 18 ships under NATO command are actively patrolling the Central Mediterranean.

23 Vessels were hailed on 16 JUNE to determine destination and cargo. 4 boardings (no denials) were conducted.

A total of 1392 vessels have been hailed, 100 boardings and 8 denials have been conducted since the beginning of arms embargo operations.

 

International Humanitarian Assistance Movements as recorded by NATO

Total of Humanitarian Movements***: 366 (air, ground, maritime)

Ships delivering Humanitarian Assistance 16 JUNE: 1

Aircrafts delivering Humanitarian Assistance 16 JUNE: 3

 

***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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