In Libya, Mistakes Are Costing Untrained Rebels

Los Angeles Times:

Reporting from Ras Lanuf, Libya On Saturday, Libyan rebels in jeans and sneakers danced in the streets of Bin Jawwad, celebrating a victory over government forces in the hamlet by firing thousands of rounds of precious ammunition into the air.

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Comments

[Balzac]

02:33 PM on 03/08/2011

Force supporting the Libyan Interim Government need to score a shoot-down of a plane or helicopter. This could be done with a big gun mounted on a truck, but it requires advanced notice of the incoming aircraft. They need to focus on human intel from among the Gadhafi loyalists.

[rbenjamin]

07:54 AM on 03/09/2011

Are you aware of the Su-24 that went down the other day? Claimed by the rebellion as a kill and the claim seems reasonably credible.

[Redgriffin]

02:03 PM on 03/08/2011

Of course these are untrained fighters all revolutions are fought on one side by untrained soldiers. What matters is how long these young men take to learn their new trade. The Sad thing is that this is a civil war and young people on both sides will die before it is over but if these people die it will be a long time before Libya rises this way again and the next time it will only be bloodier.