Operational Media Update for 20 July 2011
NATO and Libya
Issued on 21 Jul. 2011
21 July. Allied Joint Force Command NAPLES, SHAPE, NATO HQ
(more information:
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 15,904 sorties, including 5,995 strike sorties*, have been conducted.
Sorties conducted 20 JULY: 122
Strike sorties conducted 20 JULY: 53
*Strike sorties are intended to identify and engage appropriate targets, but do not necessarily deploy munitions each time.
Key Hits 19 JULY:
In the vicinity of Brega: 2 Armed Vehicles, 1 Rocket Launcher.
In the vicinity of Misrata: 2 Rocket Launchers, 3 Armed Vehicle.
In the vicinity of Tripoli: 2 Surface-to-Air-Missile Launcher, 1 Radar.
In the vicinity of Waddan: 1 Military Storage Facility.
In the vicinity of Zlitan: 2 Command and Control Nodes, 4 Military Storage Facilities, 5 Military Facilities,
2 Military Refueling Areas.
Arms Embargo Activities
A total of 17 ships under NATO command are actively patrolling the Central Mediterranean.
16 Vessels were hailed on 20 JULY to determine destination and cargo. 0 boardings (no denials) was conducted.
A total of 1839 vessels have been hailed, 179 boardings 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**: 581 (air, ground, maritime)
Ships delivering Humanitarian Assistance 20 JULY: 1
Aircrafts delivering Humanitarian Assistance 20 JULY: 9
**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
