Libya Unrest Thread

[kalboy]

Sorry, but the SU-24 MK was a downgraded version of SU-24M, and i dont think it even had pavetrak or could handle anything but dumb bombs. Hey i might be wrong sitting in my armchair (LOL).
In any case even an F-35 would be in trouble if it was down low and going slow flying into cannon fire.

[Sideline]

And from AJ Blog Mar 7

QUOTE OF PIC...Shrapnel from heavy shelling nearly hits anti-Gaddafi fighters outside Bin Jawad during fierce fighting yesterday [*******]

I love this shot, the caption explains the action.

Perfect example.... the caption is wrong. In the Libian conflict- photos and video thread there are three consecutive pictures showing this scene http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums...d-Videos/page2 . That metal is being shot at and jumps in the air three times. So is there heavy shelling, or a misleading portrayal?

[80 EAN]

he may very well be sitting on a highpoint and as the terrain goes out of view slopes downward and a helicopter at a distance could be level. but since there was no reports of the guy engaging a threat that went with the picture this was most likely a staged photo of the guy trying to look like he was aiming at a target.

I believe that he doesnt even know what he is holding. For him it's a bazooka

Did you think the guy has a recoilless rifle held backwards? It is an SA-7

Yes, it's a SA-7, but he is acting like he holds an RPG-7

[80 EAN]

Bin Jawad has fallen to Gaddafi’s troops, the BBC confirms.

I have a feeling that things are not going as planned for the opposition and without foreign intervention revolution will be crushed soon.

[Snoshi]

Bin Jawad has fallen to Gaddafi’s troops, the BBC confirms.

I have a feeling that things are not going as planned for the opposition and without foreign intervention revolution will be crushed soon.

Yeah, they took the Gaddafi by suprise and many military units switched sides.. But now the the opposition is running out of steam and it looks like Gaddafi's army still packs a large punch.

[IconOfEvi]

And he has reinforcements streaming in daily. Cashing in all the favors he dished out.

Unless the rebels also gain reinforcements from outside idealists/mercenaries/etc streaming in, they are done for. And their pride is too much for that.

[Evolv5]

"An Air India Airbus A330-200, registration VT-IWB performing evacuation flight AI-160 from Tripoli (Libya) to Delhi (India), could not retract the landing gear after departure from Tripoli. The crew decided to divert to Malta (Malta) for a safe landing on Malta's runway 31.

The aircraft had arrived in Tripoli early Mar 5th and had been on the ground in Tripoli for about 34 hours."

- www.avherald.com

Glad they decided to divert to Malta.

[happyslapper]

1202: The Arab League supports the creation of a military no-fly zone over Libya to protect civilians, the French foreign ministry has told the AFP news agency. On Sunday, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe held talks in Paris with Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa.

- BBC

[Snoshi]

1202: The Arab League supports the creation of a military no-fly zone over Libya to protect civilians, the French foreign ministry has told the AFP news agency. On Sunday, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe held talks in Paris with Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa.

- BBC

Let the Arabs enforce it then.. They have enough of toys for the job..

[Alienfreak]

Let the Arabs enforce it then.. They have enough of toys for the job..

Arabs doing work for themselves?
They will rather stick to their tradition of letting others do the dirty work and complain about it being dirty in the end.

I think your wishful thinking will not come true. And some western states are already eager to show what goodoers they are again.

[Steak-Sauce]

And some western states are already eager to show what goodoers they are again.

Care to elaborate?

[KoTeMoRe]

God that avatar of yours.

[KoTeMoRe]

Yeah, they took the Gaddafi by suprise and many military units switched sides.. But now the the opposition is running out of steam and it looks like Gaddafi's army still packs a large punch.

Daffy is getting his pieces together and in front they've got a bunch of posers who for instance were using their cell phones...Yeah right. It's like the Russian-Georgian war when the russian would pick up some Georgian units by Cell phone triangulation. Not wise using your mobile when you got only one provider...Daffy-G. Among so many other issues.

[lightfire]

Gadhafi: Crackdown of Libya revolt is like Israel's Gaza war on Hamas

http://www.haaretz.com/news/internat...hamas-1.347662

Seems that the Old Quack is running out of arguments if he uses the Israeli one to justify his actions

[harryc]

Perfect example.... the caption is wrong. In the Libian conflict- photos and video thread there are three consecutive pictures showing this scene http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums...d-Videos/page2 . That metal is being shot at and jumps in the air three times. So is there heavy shelling, or a misleading portrayal?

Caption is

Rebel fighters jump away from shrapnel during heavy shelling by forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi near Bin Jawad, March 6, 2011. Rebels in east Libya regrouped on Sunday and advanced on Bin Jawad after forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi ambushed rebel fighters and ejected them from the town earlier in the day.

My complements to the photographer.