Washington (CNN) -nepotism ground armor was destroyed in weeks of United States and the NATO bombing, about a third of the Moammar, as most fixed air defense sites and aircraft, but a standoff between Government and rebel forces is created and could last for some time, according to a senior official of the U.S. with direct knowledge of the latest military reviews.
The official agreed to speak only on background because of the sensitive nature of information Monday.
The official said, that which is latest United States and NATO view, that both sides essentially fixed in their Positionen--the rebels near the town of Ajdabiya and the pro-Government forces in the vicinity of al-Brega.
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"Neither side has to move the money," the official said.
Rebels have not the manpower, vehicles or weapons to make great strides. And while the nepotism forces continue their attacks mainly in Misurata, the source said, they suffer from a lack of power supplies, ammunition and fuel due to the air strikes. The official said that a great power would set nepotism of units in the crosshairs of the NATO air strikes to ground movement.
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That is, the official strongly recognized that the rush of nepotism there has put forces in Misratah people in a bad situation. The official described a military scenario, where the United States and NATO have direct knowledge of civilians killed, but have been incapacitated because nepotism forces and armaments to be mixed with civilians, it is impossible to launch air strikes against them.
The United States and NATO also believe that forces of more than 15,000 shoulder-anti-aircraft missiles have nepotism led the limited use of AC-130 aircraft, which are vulnerable to shot down low-altitude flight is as they and slow to engage in a place like Misratah air strikes in the type of precision needed.
The attacks have affected also the nepotism of the ability to communicate with his commanders. He is also personal meetings with important associates, which said official, but have largely not directly talk to units in the field. There are still some fiber optic communication options, as well as communication nodes in schools and mosques, which are very hard to beat.
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On the other hand, an other senior U.S. officials said, contacts with the opposition knows the administration of the opposition leadership seems sincere and serious about your goal the overthrow of nepotism, but the leaders are not as organized as they are needed. They lack a detailed plan.
The military rebels and their skills are "still a bit of a mystery,", the official said. "... "Their resources are limited and their strategies and tactics are hard to fathom."
While they to Ajdabiya keep for the moment, the senior official, is it hard said, imagine you make more profits in the direction of Tripoli.CNN's Elise Labott contributed to this report.
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