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2011-06-06 Africa North

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Posted by Fred 2011-06-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 After a siege by pro-Qadaffy forces, Misrata is now in opposition hands.

Opposition fighters there have now pushed halfway to the town of Zlitan, on the way to Tripoli, after taking control of Zintan.

Good to know that Western media aren't the only ones who get geography scrambled. As far as I can tell, the only Zintan in western Libya is the one near the southern half of the border with Tunisia where the local hillbillies have been rebelling against the Gaddafi regime in an action mostly independent from the rest of the rebellion; it is no-where near Misrata or Zlitan, which is the next town to the west of Misrata on the road to Tripoli. I'm willing to bet that these are two separate reports stitched together by somebody who thought that maybe Zlitan and Zintan were nearby each other.

Posted by Mitch H. 2011-06-06 13:14|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/ 2011-06-06 13:14|| Front Page Top

#2 Some time back, I heard a guy say that one destroyer--which is to say one five-inch gun--close inshore could interdict the coast road. So? I asked myself. Then looked at a map to see if there are any roads further south that daffy's forces could use for logistical support.
Nope.
Now, I know there's a pull to the silver-bullet, choke-point, do-this-one-thing and it all comes apart thinking. Usually doesn't work. The other guy can usually come up with a work-around.
However, unless the terrain is suitable for cross-country trucking far enough south to be out of naval gunfire range assisted by UAV spotting--shells being cheaper than missiles and thus preferable--NATO could make the coast road into a one-way street.
Presumably, they have. If daffy's guys can't get supplies forward, they have to retreat to their supplies. Even if they hide in Red Crescent APCs--I mean ambulances--and school buses so NATO doesn't want to risk a shot, supplies are different.

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2011-06-06 14:04|| 2011-06-06 14:04|| Front Page Top

#3 I have to get a hat like that !!

Posted by Steven 2011-06-06 15:47|| 2011-06-06 15:47|| Front Page Top

#4 Steven,

It's a Daffy thing. You couldn't get away with.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-06-06 18:19|| 2011-06-06 18:19|| Front Page Top

#5 ...with IT. Couldn't get away with it.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-06-06 18:19|| 2011-06-06 18:19|| Front Page Top

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