Carmen Romero, the NATO Deputy spokesperson, briefed the press on events concerning Libya. She was joined by Colonel Roland Lavoie, Operation ‘’Unified
Protector’’ (OUP) military spokesperson, who briefed by videoconference, from Naples, on NATO’s operation in Libya in support of UNSCR 1973.

• The general consensus is that NATO operations, in Libya, are nearing an end; however, it is premature to declare and end point.
• The benchmark for the cessation of NATO operations in Libya has been and will continue to be, as intelligence is assessed, when loyalist forces no longer present a threat to Libya’s civilian population. It is believed, that as of this morning’s briefing, Libya’s civilian population is moving about freely and unhindered.
• NATO commanders report that Gaddafi forces are scattered and combat ineffective – appearing to be preoccupied with avoiding capture.
• The United States has expressed a concern about the lack of security around the weapon caches abandoned or taken from the loyalist army. NATO has asked the provisional Libyan government to account for and secure captured weapons in order to prevent these from falling into the hands of AQ and associates.