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A top U.S. military official said the multinational1 coalition2 enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya has fired 12 Tomahawk missiles and flew nearly 80 sorties on Monday.
The U.S. commander in Africa, General Carter Ham, told reporters Monday that the Tomahawk missiles targeted Libyan command and control stations, a Scud3 missile facility and air defense4 sites.
Ham said some forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi are moving away from the rebel stronghold of Benghazi. "And through a variety of reports, we know that regime ground forces that were in the vicinity of Benghazi now possess little will or capability5 to resume offensive operations."
Speaking by video conference from his headquarters in Germany, Ham said his forces are not in contact and are not coordinating6 their actions with rebels in Libya who are seeking to topple Gadhafi.
"Our mandate7 - again, our mission - is to protect civilians8 from attack by the regime ground forces. Our mission is not to support any opposition9 forces."
Asked about an air strike on Gadhafi's compound in Tripoli, Ham said the target was a command and control facility and not the Libyan leader. "I don't know much about the location of the Libyan leader, nor have we expended10 any military effort in that regard."
Ham said he expects the number of airstrikes on Libyan targets to go down as Gadhafi's military assets are destroyed and his troops stop attacking civilians.
He also said the current mission could end in a stalemate, with Gadhafi remaining in power in Tripoli. "I could see accomplishing the military mission, which has been assigned to me, and the current leader would remain the current leader. Is that ideal? I don't think anyone would say that that is ideal."
General Ham said the coalition is gradually expanding the no-fly zone to Tripoli and will extend it about 1,000 kilometers along the Libyan coastline.
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adj.多国的,多种国籍的;n.多国籍公司,跨国公司 | |
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coalition
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n.结合体,同盟,结合,联合 | |
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n.疾行;v.疾行 | |
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n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩 | |
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v.使协调,使调和( coordinate的现在分词 );协调;协同;成为同等 | |
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mandate
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平民,百姓( civilian的名词复数 ); 老百姓 | |
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v.花费( expend的过去式和过去分词 );使用(钱等)做某事;用光;耗尽 | |
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