Brussels .- The forces under NATO command in Libya have been released on Tuesday 14 attacks, "many" of them against "air defense systems, tanks and other armored vehicles" of the regime of Muammar Gaddafi in Misrata and against "a shuttle Rocket "and" an ammunition dump "in Brega, as confirmed in a press conference the head of operations of the military headquarters of the Alliance Brigadier General Mark Van Uhm.
Van Uhm explained that the allied forces on Tuesday conducted a total of 150 air patrols, including 58 combat missions, although only 14 attacks and has acknowledged that the number of direct attacks against military targets on the ground of the regime have been "less" recent days by "a combination of factors," primarily because the Allies found the use of "human shields" by the regime in populated areas and due to "bad weather", making it difficult to safely identify the objectives, but insisted that "the operational tempo" of the early days of the coalition "continues." "The pace has not dropped," he insisted.
Brigadier-General has confirmed that forces loyal to Gaddafi had "changed tactics" to "hide" their heavy weapons to prevent their being under attack and have begun to use "light vehicle" to send their forces to the front and human shields in urban areas. " The commander of the operation in Libya, Canadian General Charles Bouchard, briefed NATO ambassadors this morning that the operations conducted by coalition at first and then the Alliance has achieved so far down " 30% military capabilities of the forces pro-Gaddafi, whose "principal" effort against the rebels is "concentrated in the east" of the country.
The United States has withdrawn its "attack aircraft" for the daily operations of NATO since Tuesday in Libya, but the Brigadier General has insisted that the commander in chief of the operations account "with the necessary resources" to carry out mission and welcomed the United Kingdom and has announced it will send four additional Tornado operations in Libya.
Although Van Uhm did not want to say how many of the 90 aircraft the U.S. had deployed in Libya have been removed, allied sources have advanced that Washington has removed "about 40" but, in turn, has increased the number of "reconnaissance planes "AWACS offered, as well as aircraft refueling and logistical support.
"We need fewer and more attack aircraft reconnaissance planes because Gaddafi forces have changed tactics," explained the sources consulted allies. By contrast, Brigadier-General has confirmed that Qatar, UAE and Sweden and participate in a "routine" in NATO air patrols to help implement the no-fly zone.
Qatar offers four planes, UAE and Sweden a dozen eight bombers, Allied sources have confirmed. Any violation of the embargo armasPor other hand, Van Uhm has confirmed that "at the moment there has been no violation of the arms embargo" authorized by the UN on Libya, although he recognized that NATO has no information on the transfer of weapons through neighboring countries like Chad and Somalia.
Since NATO launched naval device in the center of the Mediterranean on 23 March, Allied naval forces have discharged a total of 76 ships, including 28 on Monday, while since he assumed command of all operations in Libya, on 31 March, has made a total of 851 air patrols, including 334 strike missions, without having specified how many actually ended up in attack.
Brigadier-General has made clear that NATO wants to allow commercial activities by sea can be developed in a "normal" and made it clear that if the Allies identify a vessel with arms and food to seize weapons but will let "foods to continue to their destination." Uhm humanitarioVan support operations has further explained that in recent days have made some 17 humanitarian support operations in Libya, eight by sea, air five and four on the ground, the only type of operations that can use the Libyan airspace after "coordination" with NATO.
Brigadier General explained without mentioning that some countries are developing humanitarian support operations means that contribute to the coalition of NATO, out of control "under national control, although he has insisted that this is being done" in coordination with NATO. " "We're not talking about combat missions," he insisted NATO spokeswoman, Oana Lungescu.
The rebels fleeing rebels Bregal Libyans settled in the oil city of Brega, in the east of the North African country, have begun to flee the town, which suffered on Thursday the sixth consecutive day of clashes between insurgent forces and those loyal to Gaddafi . The western part of Brega, desert and sparsely populated, has been the scene of explosions and gunfire, while several missiles landed near a group of armed rebels and aboard waiting trucks at the eastern entrance of the town.
Opponents have also fired rockets from near the entrance to the residential areas. 
Van Uhm explained that the allied forces on Tuesday conducted a total of 150 air patrols, including 58 combat missions, although only 14 attacks and has acknowledged that the number of direct attacks against military targets on the ground of the regime have been "less" recent days by "a combination of factors," primarily because the Allies found the use of "human shields" by the regime in populated areas and due to "bad weather", making it difficult to safely identify the objectives, but insisted that "the operational tempo" of the early days of the coalition "continues." "The pace has not dropped," he insisted.
Brigadier-General has confirmed that forces loyal to Gaddafi had "changed tactics" to "hide" their heavy weapons to prevent their being under attack and have begun to use "light vehicle" to send their forces to the front and human shields in urban areas. " The commander of the operation in Libya, Canadian General Charles Bouchard, briefed NATO ambassadors this morning that the operations conducted by coalition at first and then the Alliance has achieved so far down " 30% military capabilities of the forces pro-Gaddafi, whose "principal" effort against the rebels is "concentrated in the east" of the country.
The United States has withdrawn its "attack aircraft" for the daily operations of NATO since Tuesday in Libya, but the Brigadier General has insisted that the commander in chief of the operations account "with the necessary resources" to carry out mission and welcomed the United Kingdom and has announced it will send four additional Tornado operations in Libya.
Although Van Uhm did not want to say how many of the 90 aircraft the U.S. had deployed in Libya have been removed, allied sources have advanced that Washington has removed "about 40" but, in turn, has increased the number of "reconnaissance planes "AWACS offered, as well as aircraft refueling and logistical support.
"We need fewer and more attack aircraft reconnaissance planes because Gaddafi forces have changed tactics," explained the sources consulted allies. By contrast, Brigadier-General has confirmed that Qatar, UAE and Sweden and participate in a "routine" in NATO air patrols to help implement the no-fly zone.
Qatar offers four planes, UAE and Sweden a dozen eight bombers, Allied sources have confirmed. Any violation of the embargo armasPor other hand, Van Uhm has confirmed that "at the moment there has been no violation of the arms embargo" authorized by the UN on Libya, although he recognized that NATO has no information on the transfer of weapons through neighboring countries like Chad and Somalia.
Since NATO launched naval device in the center of the Mediterranean on 23 March, Allied naval forces have discharged a total of 76 ships, including 28 on Monday, while since he assumed command of all operations in Libya, on 31 March, has made a total of 851 air patrols, including 334 strike missions, without having specified how many actually ended up in attack.
Brigadier-General has made clear that NATO wants to allow commercial activities by sea can be developed in a "normal" and made it clear that if the Allies identify a vessel with arms and food to seize weapons but will let "foods to continue to their destination." Uhm humanitarioVan support operations has further explained that in recent days have made some 17 humanitarian support operations in Libya, eight by sea, air five and four on the ground, the only type of operations that can use the Libyan airspace after "coordination" with NATO.
Brigadier General explained without mentioning that some countries are developing humanitarian support operations means that contribute to the coalition of NATO, out of control "under national control, although he has insisted that this is being done" in coordination with NATO. " "We're not talking about combat missions," he insisted NATO spokeswoman, Oana Lungescu.
The rebels fleeing rebels Bregal Libyans settled in the oil city of Brega, in the east of the North African country, have begun to flee the town, which suffered on Thursday the sixth consecutive day of clashes between insurgent forces and those loyal to Gaddafi . The western part of Brega, desert and sparsely populated, has been the scene of explosions and gunfire, while several missiles landed near a group of armed rebels and aboard waiting trucks at the eastern entrance of the town.
Opponents have also fired rockets from near the entrance to the residential areas.
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