Guest LAW Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 21 May. Allied Joint Force Command 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 7585 sorties, including 2926 strike sorties*have been conducted. Sorties conducted 20 May: 157 Strike sorties conducted 20 May: 58 *Strike sorties are intended to identify and engage appropriate targets, but do not necessarily deploy munitions each time. Key Hits 20 May: In the vicinity of Tripoli: 1 Command & Control Node, 1 Armoured Vehicle Storage Facility. In the vicinity of Sebha: 1 Command & Control Node. In the vicinity of Sirte: 1 Ammunition Storage Facility, 3Surface-To-Air Missile Launchers. In the vicinity of Zintan: 3 Rocket Launchers. Arms Embargo Activities A total of 21 ships under NATO command are actively patrolling the Central Mediterranean. 10 Vessels were hailed on 20 May to determine destination and cargo. 1 boarding (nodiversions) was conducted. A total of 992 vessels have been hailed,47 boardings and 7 diversions have been conducted since the beginning of arms embargo operations. International Humanitarian Assistance Movements as recorded by NATO Total of Humanitarian Movements***: 237 (air, ground, maritime) Ships delivering Humanitarian Assistance 20 May: 2 Aircraft delivering Humanitarian Assistance 20 May: 1 ***Some humanitarian movements cover several days. Command and Control NATO’s operational commander for Operation Unified Protector is Lieutenant-General Charles Bouchardof the Canadian Air Force. His office and staff is located at the Allied Joint Force Command Naples. (more information: http://www.jfcnaples.nato.int Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke_Wilbur Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 I wonder how much is being spent on the operation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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