Update: NATO activities in Libya on September 24

NATO

From NATO:  Over the past 24 hours, NATO has conducted the following activities associated with Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR :

Air Operations
Since the beginning of the NATO operation (31 March 2011, 06.00GMT) a total of 23,834 sorties, including 8,899 strike sorties*, have been conducted.

Sorties conducted 24 SEPTEMBER: 152
Strike sorties conducted 24 SEPTEMBER: 34

*Strike sorties are intended to identify and engage appropriate targets, but do not necessarily deploy munitions each time.

Key Hits 24 SEPTEMBER
In the vicinity of Sirte: 2 command and control nodes, 1 military staging location, 1 division storage bunker and radar facility, 3 ammunition storage facilities, 1 weapon firing position, 1 ammunition and vehicle storage facility, 1 vehicle staging point, 29 armed vehicles

Arms Embargo Activities
A total of 13 ships under NATO command are actively patrolling the Central Mediterranean.
16 Vessels were hailed on 24 SEPTEMBER to determine destination and cargo. 2 boardings (0 denied) were conducted.
A total of 2808 vessels have been hailed, 292 boardings and 11 denials have been conducted since the beginning of arms embargo operations.

International Humanitarian Assistance Movements as recorded by NATO
Total of Humanitarian Movements**1425: (air, ground, maritime)
Ships delivering Humanitarian Assistance 24 SEPTEMBER: 1
Aircrafts delivering Humanitarian Assistance 24 SEPTEMBER: 6

**Some humanitarian movements cover several days.  (graphic: NATO)

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