Special Commentary From Inside Western Libya-- The Nalut Offensive: A View From The Battlefield -- Jamestown Foundation
Executive Summary:
In response to weeks-long GRAD artillery fire aimed at their key supply hub of Nalut, Libya’s western rebels finally launched a large scale, logistically sophisticated offensive against the Qaddafist-held towns of Ghazaya and Takut in recent days. In the weeks leading up to the offensive, rebels and civilians alike in the town of Nalut, located in Libya’s Jebel Nafusa mountain range, endured constant and highly irregular GRAD barrages, resulting in tens of thousands of Nalutis seeking refuge across the border in Tunisia. On the morning of July 28, hours before the rebel assault got underway, NATO forces followed through on the promise to conduct air strikes against Ghazaya and Takut, as rebel leaders refused to send their troops in to battle without NATO’s prior ‘softening up’ of the towns with heavy bombardment.
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