Operational Media Update for 10 August 2011

NATO and Libya

11 August. 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, 06.00GMT) a total of 18,533 sorties, including 7,037 strike sorties*, have been conducted.

Sorties conducted 10 AUGUST: 134
Strike sorties conducted 10 AUGUST: 46

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

Key Hits 10 AUGUST:
In the Vicinity of Waddan: 1 Ammo Storage Facility.
In the vicinity of Brega: 2 Armed Vehicles.
In the vicinity of Gharyan: 1 Armed Vehicles, 1 Anti Aircraft System.
In the vicinity of Tripoli: 3 Armed Vehicles, 1 Surface to Air Missile.
In the vicinity of Sebha: 1 Militairy Facility, 1 Bunker, 1 Command and Control Node, 1 Radar Site.
In the vicinity of Tawurgha: 3 Command and Control Nodes, 2 Military Storage Facilities.
In the vicinity of Zlitan: 1 Military Facility, 1 Command and Control Node.
In the vicinity of Bir Al Ghanem: 1 Multiple Rocket Launcher.

Arms Embargo Activities
A total of 17 ships under NATO command are actively patrolling the Central Mediterranean.
11 Vessels were hailed on 10 AUGUST to determine destination and cargo. 0 boarding's (no denials) were conducted.
A total of 2135 vessels have been hailed, 215 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**: 765 (air, ground, maritime)
Ships delivering Humanitarian Assistance 10 AUGUST: 2
Aircrafts delivering Humanitarian Assistance 10 AUGUST: 7

**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.