Libia

[FlancoSur]

Ya se habla de que el empuje rebelde en el frente oriental fue acompañado por un "FAC británico".

Y en fin, que ya van saliendo detalles jugosos.







Como decían en la Bola de Cristal "solo no puedes, con tus amigos sí"

[kilo009]

La OTAN preocupada por donde pueden terminar las reservas de gas mostaza, misiles tierra-aire, misiles antitanque y explosivo plástico de Libia.

Se habla de agentes de inteligencia occidentales monitorizando los almacenes y movimientos de armas

Fuente: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/08 ... index.html

Otra cosa, al-Jazeera habla del disparo de un SCUD lanzado desde Sirte y que ha sido incerceptado en vuelo por cazas de la OTAN.

http://www.tvnotas.com.mx/2011/08/22/C- ... -libia.php

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/afric ... 12988.html

http://english.libya.tv/2011/08/22/gadd ... fire-scud/

[anlloge]

Trípoli en directo:

http://rt.com/on-air/libya-tripoli-rebels-green-square/

[FlancoSur]

La OTAN preocupada por donde pueden terminar las reservas de gas mostaza, misiles tierra-aire, misiles antitanque y explosivo plástico de Libia.

Eso desde el día 1. Que los PZL M-28 de cierto Special Operations Squadron no andaban por Malta antes de la intervención de la OTAN por casualidad.

Lo del Scud hay que cogerlo con pinzas. O quisieron decir que se cargaron un TEL o más creíble que un barco con AEGIS cerca de la bahía le dio.

[Loopster]

Y esos tíos de OEs "occidentales" que hablaban un árabe perfecto... un día después de que algún avión pintado de negro aterrizara en Malta

A ver si se va aclarando el tema de los mercenarios de Gadafi:

The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine doubts the truth of recent reports of the alleged capture of Ukrainian mercenaries by rebel fighters in Libya.

"We really doubt that this information is trustworthy," Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleh Voloshyn told Interfax-Ukraine on Tuesday.

He noted there had been similar reports in the media in February 2011, although no official agency had ever confirmed them.

The Foreign Ministry said it assumed that the recent reports in the media on the seizure of Ukrainian mercenaries that allegedly fought for Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi by Libyan opposition fighters would not be confirmed.

At the same time, Voloshyn stated that the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine is checking the reports.

Earlier, some media - with reference to a posting on Twitter of an employee of a U.S. TV channel - reported that the Libyan opposition had seized Ukrainian mercenaries who had been fighting for Gaddafi.

Read more: http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/det ... z1VslP15BZ

[kilo009]

En cuanto a política energética, Petrobras (Brasil) , está a punto de ser expulsada de Libia por colaborar con Gadafi, lo mismo le puede ocurrir a China y Rusia con otro tipo de contratos.

[Loopster]

Esto le va a encantar a FlancoSur...

A saber cuanto será de cierto y cuanto de publicidad... pero van saliendo nombres de PMCs que han ayudado a los rebeldes, en este caso la canadiense Zariba proporcionando miniUAVs de Aeryon Labs.

http://www.zaribasecurity.com/
http://www.aeryon.com/

Waterloo, CANADA – While NATO countries fly unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) high above Libya, none of these UAVs, or the vital intelligence they provide, was available to the Libyans fighting to free their country – they were fighting blind. So, they got one of their own. It can now be disclosed that the Libyan rebels have been using the Aeryon Scout Micro UAV to acquire intelligence on enemy positions and to coordinate their resistance efforts.

Representatives from the Transitional National Council (TNC) were looking for an imagery solution to provide to the troops on the ground. They evaluated a series of micro UAVs and chose the Aeryon Scout – and they needed it delivered immediately to those fighting at the front. Large UAVs are often flown far away from the frontline – often overseas – making it difficult to get the imagery to troops in combat. With the Aeryon Scout, the operator has direct control over the UAV and is able to see imagery in real-time.

The Aeryon Scout is a small, easy-to-fly man-packable flying robotic reconnaissance system design for operation in real-world, harsh conditions. It weighs just 3 pounds, packs into a suitcase or a backpack and can be quickly and easily deployed and operated by soldiers in the field. Instead of using joysticks, the Scout uses a map-based, touch-screen interface that allows new users to pilot the system in just minutes. The Scout essentially flies itself allowing the operator to focus on acquiring imagery.

In cooperation with the Zariba Security Corporation and the Libyan Transitional National Council, Libyan troops were trained in-country on the use of the Aeryon Scout UAV. Docking in the besieged city of Misrata, after an 18-hour boat ride from Malta, a representative from Zariba Security delivered and conducted Scout UAV training. With enemy artillery landing nearby and rockets still falling on the city, training began at the Misrata Airport. "After only one demonstration flight, the TNC soldiers operated the following flight," said Charles Barlow of Zariba. "I was amazed how easy it was to train people with no previous UAV or aircraft experience, especially given the language barrier. Soldiers need tough, intuitive equipment – and the Scout delivered brilliantly."

With only a day and a half of training flights and a few familiarization flights, the rebels put the Scout into service on the frontline. "The system has been operating perfectly, with no incidents – quite impressive for those familiar with the statistics of other small UAVs in operational theatres," said Charles Barlow. With its Vertical Take off and Landing (VTOL) ability, the Scout can be deployed in tight quarters, and hover and stare at its target.

The Libyans use both day and night-time cameras. The day camera allows them to gather detailed images and video, while the night-time camera is a thermal imager, gathering heat images of equipment and people on the ground. The images and video below are of a Libyan artillery position taken at night with the thermal camera. Each image is embedded with date and time stamps and highly accurate latitude and longitude information for every target.

The Scout was designed for desert operation, such as this use in Libya, able to operate in temperatures up to +50C and in sandy or wet conditions. Defence acquisitions by and for use in other Middle Eastern countries are in process.

Fotos de Misrata tomadas por el miniUAV proporcionado por estas empresas canadienses

[FlancoSur]

Un artículo en Time.com donde citan a dos personas de la ex-yugoslavia al servicio del régimen de Gadafi.

Aquí una foto de uno de esos aviones negros de los que hablaba Loopster.

[kilo009]

Según el Telegraph británico, el SAS estaría en Libia, confirmado por el MDEF británico y habría desempeñado un papel clave en la coordinación de la caída de Trípoli. Ahora su misión sería buscar a Gadafi conjuntamente con los rebeldes.

Que gusto me daría escuchar que los del EZAPAC están guiando objetivos para la OTAN o que FGNE o MOE están coordinando las acciones de los rebeldes en cierta ciudad, o realizando misiones de vigilancia sobre los centros de armas químicas.

Y la Agencia Oficial Marroquí, una vez más, mezclando a elementos del Polisario con terrorismo, y esta vez con mercenarios capturados por el CNT, que los cifra en medio millar. http://www.map.ma/es/sections/portada/m ... enari/view

[FlancoSur]

Libia fue uno de los países que apoyó al Frente Polisario. Ahí están los EE-9 Cascavel que llegaron a Tinduf procedentes de Libia. Así que según la versión marroquí, Gadafi se cobró favores recultando saharawis. A saber cuántos respondieron a la llamada del dinero.

Aquí está mi análisis sobre la caída de Trípoli en el blog de FlancoSur. Quedan pendientes unos cuantos asuntillos que comentar.

Actualizo: Ya he añadiddo varias entradas más.