Libya Rebels Press NATO for More Ammunition
NATO Strikes Camels Loaded Down With Ammo in South
The rebel forces in Western Libya’s city of Misrata are once again pushing NATO to fuel the ongoing civil war, cautioning that they are “dangerously low” on ammunition and urgently need more to continue fighting the stalemated civil war.
The rebel leadership complained through the BBC that the lack of NATO-provided weapons and ammo were “stalling their efforts” in the ongoing war, during which very little territory has actually changed hands.
Rebels in the nation’s southeast are also reporting that NATO has stopped a major caravan of camels loaded down with weapons and ammunition, with one commander rpeorting that hundreds of camels were involved in an effort to bring weapons in from Chad. All the gear was apparently destroyed and the camels slain in a NATO strike.
Though the rebels have repeatedly pressed NATO for weapons so far only France has actually delivered any. Those weapons were dropped in a remote area south of Tripoli, however, and reportedly many wound up in northwestern Africa, in the hands of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.
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Jamal
August 5th, 2011 at 9:14 pm
This is not peoples defending a country war.., but US/NATO war against all kind of peoples in Libya and Africa.., look for years the religious so as economic – political and civil wars conducted all over African nations to depopulate Africa as much as possible, over 6 million Congolese since the start of Congo wars been killed and more so in other part of Africa. US – EU.., those Islamist and others whom are benefiting from the situation been benefiting from the situation by stealing peoples natural resources while they been providing weapons to all side.
In Libya is a matter of history repeating itself while “Libyan Rebels” are part barbarians and part supported by the Saudis and Arab Emirates whom are supported by US/NATO militarism regime which all of them are beneficial in Libyan against Libyans wars. This is not a war by Libyan people for the Libyan people.., is a US/NATO orchestrated wars where they can benefit from later in time.