London, June 25 (ANI): NATO lacks the firepower to uproot the regime of Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, defence experts have warned.
After almost 100 days of bombing Libya, Western political leaders have suggested that the regime is eroding from within.
However, defence analysts are of the opinion that as of now, NATO has not been able to identify a clear line of attack that would break Gaddafi's grip on power.
"This campaign is about inflicting pain on the regime but there is no precedent where air power alone has taken a government down without encircling the city," The Telegraph quoted Shashank Joshi, of the Royal United Services Institute, as saying.
Experts have said that the residents in the city are frightened once again over reports that Gaddafi's forces are using long range, very accurate rockets to target the region.
"Gaddafi men are using long range, very accurate rockets, possibly from China or Iran. The head is modified with explosive ball bearings," Salah Badi, commander for the Misurata military forces, said.
"Families in Misurata are once again living in fear of being killed as rockets rain down on their homes and it's impossible for the terrified residents to find safe shelter. They must realise that their actions may result in their being made to answer one day to the most serious of charges, of having perpetrated war crimes and crimes against humanity," Donatella Rovera, an Amnesty International researcher, said. (ANI)
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