NATO Air Force against Libya next phase will focus on ground forces
Date:2011-08-30Author:adminCategory:International militaryComment:0
NATO ground forces against Libyan troops will be more violent
BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) integrated media reports, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ? 24 said that NATO forces have agreed to take over command of coalition forces, and now the coalition forces, the greatest threat to ground forces from the Gaddafi government forces, which will be the focus of the next phase of air strikes.
Hillary Clinton said the multinational force a few days since the air strikes achieved satisfactory results: Gaddafi’s air force and air defense forces have been neutralized. However, although the army’s ground forces have retreated from Benghazi, but for the coalition forces, the still is a big threat.
On the humanitarian aid issue, Clinton said, now a medical team has entered Benghazi, humanitarian relief has been launched in the city.
problem for the coalition command, Clinton confirmed to reporters: NATO has agreed to take over command of coalition forces: “NATO multinational cooperative action as the leader is right, we all have the same goals . not only is NATO, and our Arab allies, we hope that they can provide effective military operations and political guidance. “She also said that the current coalition forces in Libya have absolute air supremacy, the U.S. military aircraft has been greatly reduced. “Flying over the U.S. military in Libya, reducing the number of fighter aircraft, while other countries increase in the number of fighters.” She said.
In addition, Clinton also confirmed that the UAE has joined the coalition which said “This is a good sign that many countries are very concerned about Libya’s humanitarian crisis.”
. OtherContent_01 p {line-height: 23px; margin: 0px;}related topics: Western military intervention in Libya
No comment yet!