NATO Newsletter
NATO Newsletter
30 Jun. 2011

Operational Media Update for 29 June 2011

NATO and Libya

Issued on 30 Jun. 2011
 

30 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 13,184 sorties, including 4,963 strike sorties*, have been conducted.

Sorties conducted 29 JUNE: 149

Strike sorties conducted 29 JUNE: 55

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

 

Key Hits

29 JUNE: In Brega: 12 Military Vehicles, 1 Military Truck, 1 Armoured Personnel Carrier, 1 Ammunition Storage, 1 Military Compound, 1 Military Checkpoint. In the vicinity of Misrata: 1 Multiple Rocket Launcher, 5 Battle Tanks, 2 Artillery Pieces, 3 Military Vehicles. In the vicinity of Tripoli: 1 Self-propelled Anti Aircraft Gun, 1 Military Technical Vehicle, 2 Multiple Rocket Launchers, 1 Military Equipment Storage Facility. In the vicinity of Gharyan: 4 Battle Tanks , 1 Military Technical Vehicle, 1 Heavy Equipment Transport. In the vicinity of Sirt: 1 Battle Tank, 1 Military Technical Vehicle. In Waddan: 1 Ammunition Storage Facility. In the vicinity of Nalut: 1 Military Technical Vehicle.

 

Arms Embargo Activities

A total of 17 ships under NATO command are actively patrolling the Central Mediterranean.

12 Vessels were hailed on 29 JUNE to determine destination and cargo. 3 boardings (no denials) were conducted.

A total of 1568 vessels have been hailed, 132 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***: 425 (air, ground, maritime)

Ships delivering Humanitarian Assistance 29 JUNE: 2

Aircrafts delivering Humanitarian Assistance 29 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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