Gaddafi calls coalition “Terrorist”; Coalition builds strategy to disable Gaddafi forces
Posted Mar 20, 2011 11:53:14 AM.
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LIBYA – It is the second day of reported air strikes in the country by the U.S. and European nations.
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said the air strikes were a confrontation between the Libyan people and the new “Nazis.”
“You are animals, you are criminals, your people are against you,” said Gaddafi’s translator.
Gaddafi delivered a defiant speech to his country, Sunday morning. Through a translator he said, “The west can’t win.”
“We will be victorious; we will achieve victory on behalf of the people. We have Allah with us, you have the devil on your side,” said Gaddafi.
The ground in Libya is sharking as the coalition forces launch more air strikes, targeting Muammar Gaddafi’s forces.
A man in Misurata told CNN Sunday morning that the attacks by Libyan forces on his city continues, and the Gaddafi forces are trying to make it look the coalition forces are responsible for the chaos.
“Misurata is being run to the ground … Very, very, very heavy shelling … Heavy artillery. The Gaddafi military are firing on the city from all directions.”
“They are trying to give the international community a bad name.”
Libyan state television said that forty-eight people have died in the strikes. It is expected that the coalition will continue to target the aerial capabilities of Gaddafi’s forces.
Strikes against surface-to-air defences will ensure it is safe for NATO fighters to patrol the sky and enforce the no-fly zone.
While bombing raids against airfields will protect both rebel and coalition forces from any retaliation.
Retired U.S. Lieutenant General, Russel L. Honoré said there will be a focus on the capital city, “Which will hopefully break the will of his army and understand that they can’t win.”
“There will be a lot of chaos in days to come, but this consistent pressure to prevent any movement in and out of the city with any military equipment,” said Honoré.
Honoré believes other targets will include Gaddafi’s command centres and logistics outposts.
