Brussels (ANTARA News/AFP) - NATO carried out air strikes Wednesday on a fuel depot in the eastern Libyan city of Brega which had been used to supply forces loyal to veteran leader Moamer Kadhafi, the alliance said.

"NATO aircraft struck military refuelling equipment to deny pro-Kadhafi forces access to fuel in the Brega area," said a statement.

The strikes were carried out after lengthy surveillance of the area which established it was being used to provide fuel for military vehicles and equipment used in attacks on civilians, it added.

"These precision strikes will limit the ability of pro-Kadhafi forces to threaten Libyan civilians and significantly degrade logistical support for Kadhafi`s campaign in eastern Libya," said NATO commander Lieutenant-General Charles Bouchard.

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen had earlier declared that the air campaign has damaged or destroyed more than 2,700 military targets since March 31, including 600 tanks and artillery pieces and 800 ammunition stores.
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