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a high operational tempo and we adjust

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our operations on a daily basis against

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what is clearly a rapidly changing

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environment on the ground . You will

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now see a video sequence to

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illustrate what I'm about to describe

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Over the last few days , our aircraft

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destroyed many ammunition bunkers ,

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Thanks defense radars , rocket

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launches and other military equipment .

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Most of these targets destroyed . is

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deployed around Misrata , Z tongue and

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I go bia . Last night

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we conducted deliberate multiple

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strikes against command and control

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facilities of the Gaddafi regime ,

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including communications infrastructure

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And the 32nd Brigade headquarters

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Located 10 km south of Tripoli

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Over the last 36 hours . Beginning

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on sunday evening . This communication

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notes , were the focus of a coordinated

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series of strikes aimed at degrading

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Gaddafi's ability to command and direct

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his forces . The effectiveness of the

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strikes is shown in these free

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video clips

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and as you can see on the video that we

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take out the command and control

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facilities and the antenna is still

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there .

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Mhm . Yeah ,

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so that's a position .

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Mhm . Still nothing

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indicates that Gaddafi has any

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intention of disengaging from

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operations . His forces continue to

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engage and continue to use heavy

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weapons in civilian areas . Therefore ,

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we NATO will continue to mount

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offensive strike missions until we have

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a clear signal that civilians are no

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longer and the threat now

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towards the situation in Misrata . We

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have been watching the situation in

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Misrata closely over the past 10 days

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and the fighting between Gaddafi regime

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and opposition forces has been intense

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in Misrata . The situation on the

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ground is also fluid With ground

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being one and lost by both sides

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alternately , ultimately ,

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yeah , Gaddafi's forces have shelled

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and rocketed Misrata indiscriminately

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causing death and injury and widespread

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damage to homes . In addition , the

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seaport has effectively been close a

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few times due to repeated shelling by

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regime forces and fighting in the area .

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Our forces have conducted numerous

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strikes against Gaddafi forces in and

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around Misrata . We have destroyed over

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40 tanks and several armored fighting

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vehicles . In addition , several anti

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aircraft weapons systems have been

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destroyed , enabling our aircraft to

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operate more effectively in the Misrata

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area . Just last night ,

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our pilots observed mobile rocket

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launches firing or Misrata and they

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destroyed them in the same night . Our

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pilots also struck advancing armored

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vehicles ,

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but there is a limit to what can be

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achieved with air power to stop

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fighting in a city , we are taking

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every precaution to avoid causing

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civilian casualties by our own air

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operations . What we are doing is

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attacking the regime's ability to

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supply and sustain these attacks in the

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long run , not just in the area of

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Misrata , but across the country .

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Since the beginning of the operation ,

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NATO and his partners have flown More

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than 2800 stories , Including almost

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1200 strike missions which we