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2011-05-10 Africa North

Rebels drive back Gaddafi forces west of Misrata

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Posted by Steve White 2011-05-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 advancing to Dafnia and ready to move on Zliten

Which means they are advancing toward Tripoli.

Saw a report some rebels had reached Zliten.

It looks like the end is rapidly approaching for Daffy.

Posted by phil_b 2011-05-10 01:41|| 2011-05-10 01:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Would you care to put a small bet on it, phil_b?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-05-10 03:42|| 2011-05-10 03:42|| Front Page Top

#3 I'll give Daffy 2 weeks max.

His heavy weaponry should be gone by then. Either destroyed from the air or abandoned by his troops.

Once it's a small arms war. He doesn't have the numbers.

Posted by phil_b 2011-05-10 06:02|| 2011-05-10 06:02|| Front Page Top

#4 If Gaddafi fails to survive, I suspect the west will be quite perplexed at the type of gratitude the victors may deliver.

Posted by Besoeker 2011-05-10 06:12|| 2011-05-10 06:12|| Front Page Top

#5 I'm sorry phil_b, I don't see any signs that NATO attacks---including the initial Tomahawking, managed to substantially harm his heavy weapons. In any case, I expect BRICs are resupplying him right now.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-05-10 06:33|| 2011-05-10 06:33|| Front Page Top

#6 There are reports that Khadaffy's troops are parking SPG and tanks next to hospitals and schools, under their parking cover structures. Those cannot be hit since a miss would take out a school or hospital. They have also been parking armor next to mosques and putting up tents to park the armor under. Once again, ROE will prevent attacks there, and it is difficult to tell what is actually contained in the tent - some reports say that active ambulances are pulled into the tents at night, to create the heat signatures and make an attack even more difficult.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2011-05-10 21:13|| 2011-05-10 21:13|| Front Page Top

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