The French army undertook in Libya dropping of light weapon and ammunitions, accepted on Wednesday the staff, confirming information of press. Objective: allow to the rebels to advance towards Tripoli.
Destabilization of Libya
Rocket launcher, guns of attack, machine guns, missiles antitank Milan… France undertook these last weeks airdrop of light weapon and ammunitions to protect populations without means to defend itself, as it was learnt on Wednesday to the staff. This weapon was dropped at the beginning of June on the region of the djebel Nefoussa, in the south of Tripoli, specified the spokesman of the staff, the colonel Thierry Burkhard. These statements follow an article appeared on Wednesday in the Figaro. “This push in the right direction allowed to the berber tribes in rebellion against Gaddafi to get closer to Gharian, strategical bolt to about sixty kilometres of the capital “, written the daily.
Help to humanitarian character…
The version of the staff mentions as for her help to humanitarian character brought ” at the beginning of June ” in Libya. ” There was humanitarian dropping and it proved to be that at instant security situation threatened the populations without means to defend itself “, brought back the colonel Burkhard. ” It is means of self-defence that were provided these populations “. France dropped by air ” means allowing to defend itself consisting of light weapon and ammunitions corresponding to this weapon “, he specified.
Help in a possible fall of Tripoli
According to The Figaro, France parachuted ” rocket launchers, guns of attack, machine guns and especially missiles antitanks Milan “, adding that ” until then weapon routed to the rebels came from Qatar and other emirates of Gulf “. The daily adds that the help of France allowed to the Libyan rebels to advance these last weeks in the south of Tripoli. An interpretation questioned by the army. ” The article of the Figaro present this as the activation of a zone, what is not really case “, as it is said in the staff. France acts as part of the resolution 1973 which plans to protect the civil populations of the attacks of force faithful to the Libyan colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Where will stop the interference of Nicolas Sarkozy in the name of economic benefits?
