Latest military activity in Libya
RUSSELS (Reuters) - Following are the latest available details of military activity in Libya:* Libyan government forces bombarded the port of rebel-held Misrata with rockets and shellfire on Monday, disrupting operations to bring supplies in by sea to the besieged city.
* A rebel spokesman complained that NATO forces, charged with protecting civilians caught up in the uprising against Gaddafi's rule, had failed to act in defense of Misrata.
* Misrata, which has become a bloody symbol of resistance to him, was subjected to renewed bombardments on Monday.
* The frontline in eastern Libya has been static west of the town of Ajdabiyah for a week, with government troops digging in and rebels attempting to train and regroup.
* NATO launched airstrikes overnight on positions held by Libyan government forces near the rebel-held town of Zintan and destroyed at least 10 tanks and vehicles.
* Turkey said on Monday it was evacuating staff from its embassy in Tripoli after attacks by angry crowds on several European embassies in the Libyan capital following a NATO airstrike that killed a son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
* NATO conducted 165 sorties on Sunday, 60 of them intended as strike missions - to identify and engage targets but which do not always involve the use of munitions.
It said targets included:
-- One ammunition storage in the Tripoli area;
-- Three ammunition storages in the vicinity of Mizdah;
-- Two ammunition storages, one armored personnel carrier, three armored fighting vehicles and one military truck near Zintan;
-- Six ammunition storages near Sirte;
-- One communications facility near Dahra;
-- One anti-aircraft gun near Brega.
* Sunday's missions brought the number of sorties conducted by NATO since it took command of western operations on March 31 to 4,728. A total of 1,924 strike sorties were conducted.
* Nineteen ships under NATO command are patrolling the central Mediterranean Sea. Eleven vessels were hailed on Sunday to determine destination and cargo. One boarding was conducted but no vessels were diverted.
* A total of 751 vessels have been hailed, and 25 boardings and five diversions have been conducted since the beginning of arms embargo operations.
(Reporting by Justyna Pawlak; Editing by Angus MacSwan)
