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Lynx kirjutas:Huvitav, et see teema nii vähe vastukaja tekitab. Küllap on liiga kauge ja segane. Julgen arvata, et praeguste sündmuste lahendus määrab suuresti araabiamaailma näo järgneval kümnendil. Eriti Põhja-Aafrika on huvitav kant, kus pendel on viimastel kümnenditel olnud isolatsiooni suunas kaldu, aga ajalooliselt on suhted Lõuna-Euroopaga olnud tugevad..

Aga tänasesse päeva tulles - mida arvata Liibüast? Alguses tundus, et Gaddafile on jäänud vaid loetud tunnid, aga nüüd näib, et mõlemad pooled on jõudnud organiseeruda ja toimuv võtab üha enam kodusõja mõõte. Esimese laine üleelamine viitaks justkui koloneli aktsiate tõusule, aga ÜRO ja USA poolt tulevate sõnumite toon on muutunud väga resoluutseks.

paul kirjutas:http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast ... ef=edition

Pühapäevane intsident:
"The crew members were trying to evacuate a Dutch citizen from the Sirte area when they were taken prisoner, he said.
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They deployed in a Lynx helicopter from the HMS Tromp, anchored off the Libyan coast, he said.
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It is not clear if the captors are Libyan military personnel, militias or tribesmen. Libya has not commented publicly on the incident."

Experts in airlift and command-and-control operations based at NATO headquarters in Brussels were dispatched on 27 February, to search for possible radar sites to aid the enforcement of any possible no-fly zone over Libyan airspace and to liaise with officers from Libyan military units that have abandoned the 41-year-old regime, the source told Jane’s on 28 February.

“Libya possesses one of the most robust air-defense networks on the African continent, falling second only to Egypt in terms of coverage and operational systems,” Sean O’Connor, an air-defense analyst, wrote in a May 2010 assessment. “Libyan strategic SAM assets are primarily arrayed along the coastline, ostensibly defending the bulk of the Libyan population and preventing foreign incursion into Libyan airspace.”

With rebels holding several cities, it’s unclear how many SAMs are still operational. Last May, O’Connor counted 31 long-range SAM sites and 17 radars belonging to the Libyan air force. The bulk of this “strategic” missile force comprises Soviet-designed SA-2, SA-3 and SA-5 systems dating from the 1970s and 1980s. In addition, the Libyan army possesses a large number of short-range SA-6, SA-8, SA-9, SA-13 and Crotale missiles.

The Ministry of Defence says it will not comment on a claim in the Sunday Times that members of the SAS have been seized by rebel forces in Libya.