Topic: War and Peace News - on March 24, 2011 at 6:37:00 PM CET
Libya: ICRC makes urgent call for access to wounded
There is no respite for civilians living in battle zones in Libya. Amid air strikes by international forces, heavy fighting continues between government troops and the armed opposition at various locations. Access for humanitarian aid agencies remains restricted in most parts of the country.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 24, 2011 at 6:18:00 PM CET
Allies Step Up Bombing in Libya
Allied forces pounded several targets in the Libyan capital Tripoli overnight and in the early hours of Thursday, as well as installations deep into the country's interior, in what was the most intense night of bombing since the start of the campaign to cripple Col. Moammar Gadhafi's military capabilities.
Intermittent explosions could be heard in Tripoli starting on Wednesday night local-time and lasting until dawn on Thursday. The sound of antiaircraft fire was quieter than on other nights, suggesting that coalition forces may have degraded the abilities of Libyan forces in this respect.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 24, 2011 at 6:13:00 PM CET
Top Ten Accomplishments of the UN No-Fly Zone
1. The participation of the Muslim world in the United Nations no-fly zone over Libya has been underlined. The measure was called for by the Arab League, which has not in fact changed its mind about its desirability. Qatar is expected to be flying missions over Libya by this weekend. Other Arab League countries will give logistical support.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 24, 2011 at 5:15:00 PM CET
Libye : point de situation opération Harmattan n°6 - Libya: situation update operation Harmattan No. 6
Depuis le 23 mars, les aéronefs français n’opèrent plus uniquement dans la zone de Benghazi. La nuit du 23 au 24 mars a été marquée par une importante activité aérienne.
Une dizaine d’aéronefs de l’armée de l’Air et de la Marine nationale ont été engagés de nuit pour conduire une frappe avec des missiles SCALP sur un site militaire des forces de Kadhafi. La mission a été réalisée par deux Mirage 2000D et deux Rafale partant de métropole, ainsi que par deux Rafale partant du porte-avions au large de la Libye. L’objectif était une base aérienne militaire isolée, située à environ 250 km au Sud des côtes libyennes.
Since March 23, the French aircraft no longer operate solely within the area of Benghazi. The night of 23 to 24 March was marked by a major aviation activity.
Ten aircraft of the Air Force and Navy have been engaged to conduct a night strike with missiles at a military site SCALP forces Gaddafi. The mission was conducted by two Mirage 2000D Rafale and two from mainland France, as well as from two Rafale aircraft carrier off the coast of Libya. The goal was an isolated military airbase, located about 250 km south of the Libyan coast.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 24, 2011 at 5:10:00 PM CET
Turkish parliament approves government decision to participate in NATO naval operation off Libya
The Turkish Parliament approved the government's decision to support a NATO operation off Libya's coast to enforce the UN arms embargo. Turkey is four war ships to send a submarine and a support ship
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 24, 2011 at 4:59:00 PM CET
NATO vows to enforce Libya embargo "robustly"
NATO will enforce the arms and mercenaries blockade on Libya "robustly," with force if needed, and hopes more nations will join those who have committed ships, planes and submarines, the operation head said on Thursday.
"We will ensure the free flow of legitimate shipping which the people of Libya need," Vice Admiral Rinaldo Veri, head of Operation Unified Protector, told a news conference at NATO's Southern Europe headquarters in Naples.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 24, 2011 at 4:53:00 PM CET
West strikes deep in Libya, Misrata still besieged
Western warplanes hit military targets deep inside Libya on Thursday but failed to prevent tanks reentering the western town of Misrata overnight and besieging its main hospital.
Air strikes destroyed government tanks on the outskirts of rebel-held Misrata, but other tanks inside the city were not hit, a resident said, underling the difficulty of the U.N. backed military mission to protect Libyans from Muammar Gaddafi.
Mar 23, 2011 Misrata Children hospital
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 24, 2011 at 4:35:00 PM CET
We only need support in hardware, but we as Libyan will liberate Libya on our own
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 24, 2011 at 4:25:00 PM CET
Aid organisations struggle to bring help to Libya
* Aid agencies denied access to worst-affected areas
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Besieged cities forced to smuggle in medical supplies
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Western coalition under pressure to relieve aid crisis
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 24, 2011 at 3:18:00 PM CET
French Jets 'Shoot Down' Libyan Warplane - DoD now confirnes that a French mil aircraft has shot down a Libyan mil aircraft violating the NFZ last night near Musratha.
The Soko G-2 Galeb plane was believed to the first Libyan jet sent into the skies over the country since the coalition began its bombing campaign.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 24, 2011 at 12:02:00 PM CET
Operation Odyssey Dawn explained (Day 5)
The news of Day 5 is that the Libyan Arab Republic Air Force “no longer exists as a fighting force”, a statement that impressed both media and public opinion and that was frantically retweeted on Twitter from around 16.00GMT (I’m still getting the “breaking news” around 23.50GMT). Actually, we already knew that Libyans had a largely obsolete fleet flown by scarcely trained crews and that they were equipped with a variety of old Soviet surface-to-air weaponry meaning that I didn’t expect LARAF to be as effective as it could be in the ’70s or ’80s to pose a real threat to the coalition planes. So, when I read the words the commander of Royal Air Force Operation Bellamy had said in Gioia del Colle during a visit to the RAF detachment, I didn’t find them particularly interesting. What I really found noteworthy were his next words (widely underrated and omitted): “….his integrated air defense system and command and control networks are severely degraded to the point that we can operate with near impunity across Libya”.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 24, 2011 at 12:00:00 PM CET
Nato command disagreement as French minister says Libya operation not long-term
Britain and France will display a united front in their offensive against Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's regime when EU leaders meet later today.
However, their latest summit in Brussels comes after three fraught days of talks at Nato headquarters, which have failed to resolve deep rifts over operational and political strategy for running the no-fly zone.
Late last night, Nato ambassadors gave up a third attempt to agree who should lead on-going military operations.
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