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2011-04-01 Africa North

Libyan opposition has less than 1,000 fighters

Video at link. It's CNN so it may be the usual fog of war reporting without a clue.

During "In the Arena," Jon Lee Anderson, staff writer for The New Yorker reporting from Benghazi, Libya, tells Eliot Spitzer that the number of opposition fighters on the front lines are fewer than anyone would think and that they are poorly armed and badly trained.

Anderson says, "Effective number of fighting men, well under 1,000. Actual soldiers, who are now in the fight, possibly in the very low hundreds on the opposition side."

Posted by Steve White 2011-04-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 It's CNN so it may be the usual fog of war reporting without a clue.

I suspect the regular army units who defected to the rebels are staying back, not willing to get killed because of the amateurs. And funny - no mention of how many jihadists are there.

Posted by Pappy 2011-04-01 00:34|| 2011-04-01 00:34|| Front Page Top

#2 TOPIX > NO-FLY COALITION RUNNING OUT OF [non-Military] OPTIONS AGZ GADDAFI.

and

* SAME/BHARAT RAKSHAK > SIRTE WAS THE DECISIVE BATTLE OF THE LIBYA CRISIS, AND GADDAFI WON!

As per above Artics, Uncle Muammar still holds more than enough local mil advantages to defeat the Libyan Rebels despite their early successes, + despite the imposition of the UN NFZ + continuing NATO-led Airstrikes agz him.

IOW, GADDAFI IS WINNING - HE'S NOT LEAVING POWER OR LIBYUH UNLESS HE WANTS TO, + THE REBELS ARE ON THE VERGE OF DEFEAT UNLESS THE US-NATO DE FACTO INVADE, OCCUPY LIBYUH [ala Saddam = 2003] OR GADDAFI SUFFERS A MASSIVE CORONARY DURING HOT SEX? WATCHING SOCCER?

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-04-01 01:26|| 2011-04-01 01:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Actual soldiers, who are now in the fight, possibly in the very low hundreds on the opposition side."

......but well placed and continuing to clandestinely report on rebel dispositions and locations.

Posted by Besoeker 2011-04-01 01:28|| 2011-04-01 01:28|| Front Page Top

#4 The opposition fighters are a ragtag bunch that seem to lack much direction, knowledge, training, fire discipline, or tactics. A lot of training and equipment would be required to get them shaped into a capable fighting force. They also seem to lack leadership.

Posted by JohnQC 2011-04-01 13:18|| 2011-04-01 13:18|| Front Page Top

#5 Fewer than

not

less than

Posted by lord garth 2011-04-01 15:49|| 2011-04-01 15:49|| Front Page Top

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