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[tabatha]

15:46 NATO conducted 42 strike sorties on April 16th.
http://www.libyafeb17.com/

Key Targets and Engagements**
16 April: In the vicinity of Tripoli: Two ammunition bunkers destroyed, one Surface-to-air anti-aircraft site destroyed. In the vicinity of Misrata: One Armoured Personnel Carrier destroyed. In the vicinity of Sirte: Two tanks, two equipment transporters, one artillery piece, one tank transporter, four ammunition storage sites and one ammunition bunker destroyed. In the vicinity of Zintan: One ammunition storage site damaged.
**Key Engagements are not intended to give a complete account of all targets which were engaged.

Arms Embargo Activities
A total of 18 ships under NATO command are actively patrolling the Central Mediterranean.
20 Vessels were hailed on 16 April to determine destination and cargo. No boardings but 1 diversion was conducted.
A total of 362 vessels have been hailed, 9 boardings and 3 diversions have been conducted since the beginning of arms embargo operations.

International Humanitarian Assistance Movements as recorded by NATO
Total of Humanitarian Movements***: 71 (air, ground, maritime)
Ships delivering Humanitarian Assistance 16 April: 2 executed and 7 in execution.
Aircraft delivering Humanitarian Assistance 16 April: 2
*** Some humanitarian movements cover several days.

http://www.nato.int/nato_static/assets/pdf/pdf_2011_04/20110417_110417-oup-update.pdf

Key Targets and Engagements**
15 April: In the vicinity of Sirte: Five bunkers destroyed. In the vicinity of Zintan: Two tanks destroyed. In vicinity of Misrata: Two tanks destroyed. In the vicinity of Tripoli: Four bunkers destroyed.
**Key Engagements are not intended to give a complete account of all targets which were engaged.

Arms Embargo Activities
A total of 17 ships under NATO command are actively patrolling the Central Mediterranean.
12 Vessels were hailed on 15 April to determine destination and cargo. No boarding were conducted.
A total of 346 vessels have been hailed and 9 boardings have been conducted since the beginning of arms embargo operations.

International Humanitarian Assistance Movements as recorded by NATO
Total of Humanitarian Movements***: 65 (air, ground, maritime)
Ships delivering Humanitarian Assistance 15 April: 1 executed
*** Some humanitarian movements cover several days.

http://www.nato.int/nato_static/assets/pdf/pdf_2011_04/20110416_110416-oup-update.pdf