French Special Forces operating in Libya and Mali

The principle of military action against AQIM (al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb) is now established. The capitals of countries are actively working to develop a politico-military scenario intended to rid the region of the terrorist threat. Because that is targeted by AQIM , France is at the forefront of future operation, which will be composed of the backbone forces of ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West Africa.

Bogged down in Afghanistan for over ten years, the victims of strokes plane strain their budget numbers, the French armies were warned that their participation in overseas operations now limited to a multilateral framework. The colonial past of France and the threat that weigh on the lives of the hostages if Paris was at the forefront in the Sahel also call for moderation. “We just want to have a facilitating role. No question of sending ground troops, “said a French diplomat. The Defence Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, promised a “logistical support” to help resolve the crisis.

French Special Forces in the region

But France is getting impatient. One hundred members of French Special Forces have been deployed in the region. They should soon be strengthened, in particular by the commandos of the French Navy. French aid also includes maritime patrol aircraft, who gather intelligence and surveillance system based in Niger. According to the hypotheses, notably in Paris, it would form an action force of a few hundred men to reconquer northern Mali, held for several months by armed Islamist groups.

A core group of 40 men, a first circle 200 to 400 men and footmen from 3000 to 4000 that men are Islamist. “This is not the Russian campaign,” says one expert dossier. “They are actually quite few. A thousand men occupies part of a state that no longer existed, “he says. The operation should not be limited to “give a kick in the anthill then go, warns an expert on the issue. Must be entered in the action duration, otherwise the problem will resurface six months later. ”

According to the daily El Khabar, an Algerian newspaper knowledgeable about security issues, the result of French Special Forces African military in Libya. “This is not information that surprises me. The French interests in the region, as Libya to Niger. Intervention but requires caution and tact due to entangling alliances uncertain actors and influence of foreign powers who have their own agenda, “said Liess Boukra, the former director of the ACSRT a Centre for the Study of Terrorism based in Algiers.

Algeria, which is to keep the pressure on terrorism outside its borders – and if possible to push towards sub-Saharan Africa – rejects any interference in the Sahel. This position does not prevent maintaining links with some ambiguous protagonists of the crisis, as the Islamist Ansar Dine Tuareg who control Kidal, one of the major cities of northern Mali. “There is something in the attitude trouble Algiers,” says a French diplomat.

Chadians in ambush

The French could be strengthened to address the shortcomings of the African Standby Force. Niger has announced its intention to provide troops and Burkina Faso and Senegal could follow. Reinforcements from Chad, a country where France has military bases could actively participate in the operation. But Chadian fighters, hardened in combat in the desert, scare their neighbors because of their reputation of soldiers uncontrollable.

For their part, Malians are divided and destroyed their army. Now, everyone knows that ECOWAS can hardly play more than a “buffer role” in this case, in the words of a diplomat. “His military capabilities are limited. ECOWAS will never be able to form the core of the intervention. ”

To support Africans, Britain has sided with France. Between the two countries’ cooperation is excellent, “says an officer. Germans and Poles have pledged support intelligence. Italians and Spaniards, their political contest. The Russians were assured that they not block the Security Council of the UN an operation in the fight against international terrorism. The Chinese seem to share this view. As for the Americans, they have offered their support, including intelligence, while denying the leading role.

Several steps are difficult to negotiate, must still be completed before the start of the operation. Acting President Traoré Dioncounda asked ECOWAS to help Mali to restore its territorial integrity. An agreement on the conditions for the deployment of an African peacekeeping force, with headquarters in Bamako, was found Sunday. If Malians refuse any deployment of foreign forces in the South, Bamako gave a discreet green light to reconquer the North. A special envoy for the Sahel will be appointed. The name of the Gabonese diplomat Jean Ping is mentioned. Its role would be to involve the African Union (AU) folder.

Source: Le Figaro

NATO Special Forces Led Takeover Of Tripoli

Italy's L'Espresso daily publication wrote that NATO's special forces played the key role in taking Tripoli, the capital of Libya. A participant of the operation shared his impressions with the publication. According to the author of the article, the man, whose story the newspaper published, was struggling with the [eventual] butchers of Muammar Gaddafi, foreign snipers and killers who had come to Libya from all over the world. According to him, all of them came to Tripoli to make money by aiming their guns at rebellious people.

The man, who introduced himself as a member of the Italian special forces, said that the secret weapon had been aimed against inexperienced rebels for months. "Those snipers stopped the first groups of the rebels, who entered the Libyan capital," the man said.

The author of the article admitted that bombs and missiles were useless against them. The residents of Tripoli did not struggle with them to avoid massacre in return. "There was only one way to remove them - to challenge them to a duel: a shooter vs. a shooter. This is exactly what NATO did. They gathered the best snipers of the alliance under the conditions of extreme secrecy and brought them to Libya to get rid of the regime there. It was their weapons that contributed most to the fall of the dictatorship. It was they who opened the road for the rebellion. There were Italian servicemen among them too," the article said.

L'Espresso published the story told by Ale, a serviceman of the special forces of the Italian navy, who supposedly took part in the taking of Tripoli. According to the author of the article, Ale and his partners were working in the south-east of Tripoli. The men were equipped with Ar 15 guns with silencers of the new generation and state-of-the-art sniper rifles for high-precision gunfire for a distance of up to a thousand meters. Their equipment also included comfortable shoes and clothing: body armor with extra protection on the chest, cartridges, containers for water, medications and medical equipment neatly packed in the uniforms, etc.

"When Ale and his men arrived at the front, they took perfect positions. They could control the whole square from the height that they had taken. The snipers had to be removed before daybreak. Ale's men had already detected two enemy snipers with the help of electronic devices. Ale determined the target and said that he was ready. The enemies were quiet. They would take several shots before changing positions. That was a lethal mistake for them to make. The night was drawing to its end. It was time to move to another bunker of Gaddafi's supporters to open the door for the revolution wider."

Stories like these make one think about the real participation of NATO troops in the Libyan war. According to official information from the alliance, NATO conducted bombings, restricted arms shipments, and assisted in training the forces who were struggling against Gaddafi's troops.

There is also unofficial information which was exposed by the British media. According to British publications, Britain, for instance, went far beyond the framework set by the UN. The country supposedly participated in at least restricted operations in which it suffered considerable losses.

The above-mentioned article in the Italian newspaper also said that Ale was a member of the special team in which there was also a French legionary, a Briton from SAS and two US marines. All of them were veterans, whose skills were far better than those of Gaddafi's mercenaries.

According to the author, the use of those snipers became a critical element like a nuclear bomb in 1945, which changed the course of the conflict.

NATO sources said that there were as many as 4,000 US marines deployed near the Libyan shores during the operation. White House officials say that those marines did not take part in the Libyan "revolution." Was it really so?

It is worthy of note that there were reports saying that Gaddafi's soldiers downed helicopters with NATO commandos on board. It was also reported that the Libyan army had captured European mercenaries during the standoff.

The West uses professionals against unwanted regimes. However, the above-mentioned stories also mean that the West is ready to use its pros against other regimes as well - in Syria, Iran, etc. Foreign special services reportedly continue to sound out the possibilities for the Libyan scenario to repeat in Syria. There are also reports saying that mysterious snipers attack demonstrators and policemen to provoke armed clashes. Will Teheran and Damascus be able to set anything against mercenaries and commandos who are capable of changing the course of any conflict?

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NATO used its forces to the maximum to take Tripoli

Italy's L'Espresso daily publication wrote that NATO's special forces played the key role when taking Tripoli, the capital of Libya. A participant of the operation shared his impressions with the publication. According to the author of the article, the man, whose story the newspaper published, was struggling with the butchers of Muammar Gaddafi, foreign snipers and killers, who had come to Libya from all over the world. According to him, all of them came to Tripoli to make money by aiming their guns at rebellious people.

The man, who introduced himself as a member of the Italian special forces, said that the secret weapon had been aimed against inexperienced rebels for months. "Those snipers stopped the first groups of the rebels, who entered the Libyan capital," the man said.

The author of the article admitted that bombs and missiles were useless against them. The residents of Tripoli did not struggle with them to avoid massacre in return. "There was only one way to remove them - to challenge them to a duel: a shooter vs. a shooter. This is exactly what NATO did. They gathered best snipers of the alliance under the conditions of extreme secrecy and brought them to Libya to get rid of the regime there. It was their weapons that contributed most to the fall of the dictatorship. It was them who opened the road for the rebellion. There were Italian servicemen among them too," the article said. 

L'Espresso published the story told by Ale - a serviceman of the special forces of the Italian navy, who supposedly took part in the taking of Tripoli. According to the author of the article, Ale and his partners were working in the south-east of Tripoli. The men were equipped with Ar 15 guns with silencers of the new generation and state-of-the-art sniper rifles for high-precision gunfire for the distance of up to a thousand meters. Their equipment also included comfortable shoes and clothing: body armor with extra protection on the chest, cartridges, containers for water, medications and medical equipment neatly packed in the uniforms, etc.

"When Ale and his men arrived to the front, they took perfect positions. They could control the whole square from the height that they had taken. The snipers had to be removed before daybreak. Ale's men had already detected two enemy snipers with the help of electronic devices. Ale determined the target and said that he was ready. The enemies were quiet. They would make several shots before changing positions. That was a lethal mistake for them to make. The night was drawing to its end. It was time to move to another bunker of Gaddafi's supporters to open the door for the revolution wider."

Stories like these make one think about the real participation of NATO troops in the Libyan war. According to the official information from the alliance, NATO conducted bombings, restricted arms shipments, and assisted in training the forces who were struggling against Gaddafi's troops.

There is also unofficial information, which was exposed by the British media. According to British publications, Britain, for instance, went far beyond the framework set by the UN. The country supposedly participated in at least restricted operations in which it suffered considerable losses.

The above-mentioned article in the Italian newspaper also said that Ale was a member of the special team in which there was also a French legionary, a Briton from SAS and two US marines. All of them were veterans, whose skills were far better than that of Gaddafi's mercenaries.

According to the author, the use of those snipers became a critical element like a nuclear bomb in 1945, which changed the course of the conflict.

NATO sources said that there were as many as 4,000 US marines deployed near the Libyan shores during the operation. White House officials say that those marines did not take part in the Libyan "revolution." Was it really so?

It is worthy of note that there were reports saying that Gaddafi's soldiers downed helicopters with NATO commandos on board. It was also reported that the Libyan army had captured European mercenaries during the standoff.

The West uses professionals against unwanted regimes. However, the above-mentioned stories also mean that the West is ready to use its pros against other regimes as well - in Syria, Iran, etc. Foreign special services reportedly continue to sound out the possibilities for the Libyan scenario to repeat in Syria. There are also reports saying that mysterious snipers attack demonstrators and policemen to provoke armed clashes. Will Teheran and Damascus be able to set anything against mercenaries and commandoes who are capable of changing the course of any conflict?

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Λιβύη - Ανάπτυξη χερσαίων ειδικών δυνάμεων προτείνει η Γαλλία

«Αν δεν μπουν οι κομάντος, η επιχείρηση του ΝΑΤΟ θα βαλτώσει»

ΔΗΜΟΣΙΕΥΣΗ:  19/04/2011, 08:50

Παρίσι 

Την ανάγκη να αναπτυχθούν χερσαίες ειδικές δυνάμεις στη Λιβύη προς ενίσχυση των αεροπορικών βομβαρδισμών τονίζει Γάλλος αξιωματούχος, προειδοποιώντας ότι αν δεν μπουν οι κομάντος, η επιχείρηση του ΝΑΤΟ θα βαλτώσει.

Την ίδια ώρα η κατάσταση στηξ Μιζουράτα είναι τραγική με το ΝΑΤΟ να κατηγορεί τους πιστούς στον Καντάφι ότι κρύβονται σε κτίρια και πυροβολούν αδιακρίτως εναντίον αμάχων.

Η Μιζουράτα η τρίτη σε μέγεθος πόλη της χώρας, τελεί εδώ και επτά εβδομάδες υπό ασφυκτικό κλοιό από τις δυνάμεις του Καντάφι.

Κατά τη διάρκεια αυτής της πολιορκίας εκατοντάδες έχουν χάσει τη ζωή τους από τους αδιάκριτους βομβαρδισμούς αλλά και τις μάχες, ενώ όσοι καταφέρνουν να εγκαταλείψουν την πόλη περιγράφουν τραγικές συνθήκες διαβίωσης, που έχουν οδηγήσει σε κατάσταση απελπισίας τους εγκλωβισμένους αμάχους.

«Οι δυνάμεις που παραμένουν πιστές στο καθεστώς του Μουαμάρ Καντάφι, έχουν ακροβολίσει ελεύθερους σκοπευτές στις στέγες από τα ιερά τεμένη της πόλης, βρίσκουν καταφύγιο σε νοσοκομεία, κρύβουν εξοπλισμένα στρατιωτικά οχήματα σε σχολεία και εκτός αυτού δεν φορούν τις στολές τους ώστε να μην μπορούν να γίνουν αντιληπτοί» αποκάλυψε ο υποστράτηγος Τσαρλς Μπουσάρντ στο Καναδικό Δίκτυο Ενημέρωσης.

Ο Μπουσάρντ, ο οποίος είναι καναδικής καταγωγής χαρακτήρισε την τακτική, που ακολουθεί στις στρατιωτικές επιχειρήσεις ο Καντάφι, ως «δόλια» και «ανήθικη» και εξέφρασε την έντονη ανησυχία του για τις ανθρωπιστικές συνθήκες που επικρατούν στη Μιζουράτα.

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Χερσαίες επιχειρήσεις στη Λιβύη επιθυμεί η Γαλλία

Την ανάγκη αποστολής Γάλλων κομάντος στη Λιβύη για καλύτερο συντονισμό των αεροπορικών επιχειρήσεων του ΝΑΤΟ εξέφρασε ο επικεφαλής της επιτροπής εξωτερικών υποθέσεων της Γαλλίας, Άξελ Πονιατόφσκι, εκτιμώντας παράλληλα πως σε αντίθετη περίπτωση οι Νατοϊκές επιδρομές δεν πρόκειται να φέρουν αποτελέσματα. 

 

 Οι δηλώσεις του Γάλλου αξιωματούχου, έγιναν την ώρα που οι δυνάμεις των ανταρτών κατάφεραν να ανακτήσουν τα χαμένα εδάφη από τις κανταφικές δυνάμεις στη Μισράτα.

Ωστόσο οι κυβερνητικές δυνάμεις συνεχίζουν να πιέζουν με συνεχή σφυροκοπήματα τους αντικυβερνητικούς στην Αζνταμπίγια.

"Η εφαρμογή του ψηφίσματος 1973 του Συμβουλίου Ασφαλείας του ΟΗΕ, αποδείχθηκε ανεπαρκές στο εντοπίζει στόχους που είναι κινούμενοι και δύσκολο να εντοπιστούν" τόνισε ο Πονιατόφσκι.

Επισήμανε δε, ότι οι πιλότοι του ΝΑΤΟ βρίσκουν εξαιρετικά δύσκολο να ξεχωρίσουν από αέρος τις κανταφικές δυνάμεις από αυτές των ανταρτών.

"Χωρίς πληροφορίες από το πεδίο των μαχών τα αεροσκάφη του ΝΑΤΟ είναι τυφλά και αυξάνεται ο κίνδυνος να εμπλακούν σε φίλια πυρά" είπε ο ίδιος.

Σημειώνεται ότι αυτοκινητοπομπές των ανταρτών χτυπήθηκαν από λάθος των Νατοίκών δυνάμεων τουλάχιστον δύο φορές.

Ο Γάλλος αξιωματούχος υποστήριξε επίσης ότι οι ειδικές δυνάμεις, σε περίπτωση που αναπτυχθούν στο έδαφος της Λιβύης, θα έχουν περιορισμένο ρόλο στο να καθοδηγούν τα Νατοϊκά αεροσκάφη προκειμένου να χτυπούν εχθρικούς στόχους και σε καμία περίπτωση ο ρόλος του δεν θα αντιβαίνει όσα ορίζει το ψήφισμα του ΟΗΕ.

Επιπλέον ο επικεφαλής των στρατιωτικών επιχειρήσεων του ΝΑΤΟ στη Λιβύη,ο υποστράτηγος Τσαρλς Μπουσάρντ, κατηγόρησε με δηλώσεις του τη Δευτέρα σε καναδικό τηλεοπτικό δίκτυο, τις δυνάμεις που παραμένουν πιστές στον Μουαμάρ Καντάφι, ότι κρύβονται σε νοσοκομεία και πυροβολούν εναντίον των πολιτών από τις στέγες των τζαμιών, στην πόλη της Μισράτα, που παραμένει υπό τον έλεγχο των ανταρτών, παρά τις σφοδρές επιθέσεις του στρατού της Λιβύης.

"Οι δυνάμεις που παραμένουν πιστές στο καθεστώς του Μουαμάρ Καντάφι, έχουν ακροβολίσει ελεύθερους σκοπευτές στις στέγες από τα ιερά τεμένη της πόλης, βρίσκουν καταφύγιο σε νοσοκομεία, κρύβουν εξοπλισμένα στρατιωτικά οχήματα σε σχολεία και εκτός αυτού δεν φορούν τις στολές τους ώστε να μην μπορούν να γίνουν αντιληπτοί ", αποκάλυψε ο υποστράτηγος Τσαρλς Μπουσάρντ στο Καναδικό Δίκτυο Ενημέρωσης.

Ωστόσο τόνισε ότι αν δεν είχε παρέμβει το ΝΑΤΟ τα θύματα σήμερα θα ήταν χιλιάδες.

Την ίδια ώρα ο Διεθνής Οργανισμός για τη Μετανάστευση, χαρακτήρισε την κατάσταση στη Μισράτα ως πολύ επικίνδυνη για τον άμαχο πληθυσμό, λέγοντας πως χιλιάδες άνθρωποι προσπαθούν να εγκαταλείψουν την περιοχή.

"Θέλουμε να φυγαδεύσουμε όσον το δυνατό περισσότερους κατοίκους μπορούμε" δήλωσε ο επικεφαλής της επιχείρησης για την εκκένωση Τζέρεμι Χασλάμ. Ήδη η Βρετανία υποσχέθηκε να στηρίξει οικονομικά την επιχείρηση απομάκρυνσης 5.000 ανθρώπων από τη Μισράτα.

Από την πλευρά της η Βάλερι Άμος συντονίστρια της διανομής ανθρωπιστικής βοήθειας του ΟΗΕ στη Λιβύη, ανέφερε ότι έπειτα από συνομιλίες με το καθεστώς του Καντάφι έλαβε διαβεβαιώσεις ότι θα επιτραπεί στα Ηνωμένα Έθνη να εγκαθιδρύσουν μια βάση για την παροχή ανθρωπιστικής βοήθειας στη χώρα. Επίσης η ίδια κάλεσε τις κυβερνητικές δυνάμεις να προχωρήσουν σε κατάπαυση του πυρός.

 

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Μισθοφόροι των ειδικών δυνάμεων της Λευκορωσίας στη Λιβύη

Στο πλευρό του Μουαμάρ Καντάφι βρίσκονται εκατοντάδες Λευκορώσοι μισθοφόροι, υποστηρίζει δημοσίευμα της ρωσικής εφημερίδας «Κομσομόλσκαγια Πράβντα».

Οι συγκεκριμένοι στρατιώτες που βοηθούν το λιβυκό καθεστώς να αντιμετωπίσει τις επιχειρήσεις του ΝΑΤΟ είναι στην πλειοψηφία τους πρώην μέλη της 334ης μονάδας των ειδικών δυνάμεων της Λευκορωσίας.

Σύμφωνα με την εφημερίδα, έχουν συνάψει ατομικά συμβόλαια και πληρώνονται από το καθεστώς του Καντάφι.

Ανάμεσά τους υπάρχουν άνδρες αρμόδιοι για τη λειτουργία στρατιωτικού εξοπλισμού, σύμβουλοι και εκπαιδευτές καθώς και εκπρόσωπος των υπηρεσιών πληροφοριών του στρατού της Λευκορωσίας. Μεγάλο μέρος του λιβυκού οπλοστασίου είναι ρωσικής και σοβιετικής κατασκευής και οι Λευκορώσοι γνωρίζουν άριστα το χειρισμό του.

Η εφημερίδα επικοινώνησε τηλεφωνικά με έναν μισθοφόρο, ο οποίος είπε ότι ο μισθός του ανέρχεται στα 3.000 δολάρια το μήνα και επιβεβαίωσε ότι στη Λιβύη υπάρχουν πολλές εκατοντάδες Λευκορώσοι στρατιωτικοί. Δήλωσε ότι ο ρόλος τους είναι υποστηρικτικός στη γραμμή του μετώπου και δεν συμμετέχουν οι ίδιοι στις μάχες.

Κάποιοι από αυτούς είχαν πολεμήσει στο Αφγανιστάν κατά τη σοβιετική εποχή ή ανήκαν στις ειδικές δυνάμεις.

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