Reply #35: NATO News

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NAPLES - NATO aircraft destroyed several Qadhafi regime mobile rocket launchers and missiles on Friday morning as part of the NATO mission to protect Libyan civilians from attack. The weapons were located south of Sirte and were struck using a number of precision guided bombs to minimize the risk to innocent people.
http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_73372.htm

Key Targets Hit
06 May:
In the vicinity of Zintan: 3 Tanks.
In the vicinity of Tripoli: 8 Ammunition Storages.
In the vicinity of Mizdah: 4 Ammunition Storages.
In the vicinity of Misurata: 1 Self-Propelled Artillery Piece, 1 Heavy Equipment Transport, 8 Military Trucks, 1 Building hosting snipers.
In the vicinity of Sirte: 8 Ammunition Storages, 1 Command & Control Facility.
In the vicinity of Ras Lanuf: 1 Command & Control Facility.
In the vicinity of Brega: 4 Tanks, 5 Rocket Launchers.

Arms Embargo Activities
A total of 20 ships under NATO command are actively patrolling the Central Mediterranean.
12 Vessels were hailed on 06 May to determine destination and cargo. 1 boarding (no diversion) was conducted.
A total of 836 vessels have been hailed, 32 boardings and 5 diversions have been conducted since the beginning of arms embargo operations.

International Humanitarian Assistance Movements as recorded by NATO
Total of Humanitarian Movements***: 164 (air, ground, maritime)
Ships delivering Humanitarian Assistance 06 May: 3
Aircraft delivering Humanitarian Assistance 06 May: 0
***Some humanitarian movements cover several days.


http://www.nato.int/nato_static/assets/pdf/pdf_2011_05/20110507_110507-oup-update.pdf