U.S. official: possible deadlock of Libya

Rebels prepare to fight after rumours of the hearing of a Libyan army promote between Ajdabiya and al-Brega Monday.New: The opposition is not a detailed plan, a saysA senior official of the third U.S. of Gaddafi armour was destroyed, another evaluation of saysBut official United States U.S. senior is that a deadlock is "none of the parties have the means to move".says official

Washington (cnn) - after weeks of American bombing and NATO, about a third of Muammar Gaddafi ground armor was destroyed, and most of the sites of fixed air defence and the aircraft, but a stalemate between the Government and the rebels forces emerges and could last for some time, according to a senior official of the U.S. with a direct knowledge of the latest military assessments.

The official agreed to speak Monday only on the merits the delicate nature of the information.

The official said that more recent United States and NATO view is that the two parties remain essentially in their fixed positions - rebels Ajdabiya and pro-Government forces near al-Brega.

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"None of the parties don't have the means to travel," said the official.

Rebels do not have the manpower, vehicles or weapons to make major advances. And while Gaddafi forces continue their attacks, particularly in the Misrata, the source said that they suffer from a lack of fuel, ammunition and supplies by air strikes. The official said that a force majeure movement on the ground would Gaddafi units in the hairs of the cross of NATO air strikes.

Air strikes were rebels who cling to the hope

That said, the highly recognized official that the assault by the forces of Gaddafi in Misrata put people y in a disastrous situation. The official described a military scenario including the United States and NATO have direct knowledge of the civilians killed, but were unable to act because the armor and Gaddafi forces are so mixed with civilian populations, it has become impossible to launch air strikes against them.

The United States and NATO believe also with forces of Gaddafi always have 15,000 anti-aircraft missiles in the shoulder which resulted in a limited use of AC-130 aircraft, which are likely to be shot because they fly low and slow to engage in the type of precision airstrikes in a place like Misrata.

The attacks also affected the ability of Gaddafi to communicate with his commanders. He is always having meetings face to face with associated keys, the official said, but it is largely unable to communicate directly with the field units. There are still a few capabilities of communication optical fiber and communications nodes in schools and mosques are very difficult to find.

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On the other side, another top official U.S. who is familiar with the contacts of the administration with the opposition said the leaders of the opposition seems to be sincere and earnest in his goal to overthrow Gaddafi, but leaders are not as organized as they should be. They do not have a detailed plan.

The rebel military forces and their abilities are "still a bit of a mystery," said the officials. "... Their resources are limited and their strategies and tactics are difficult to understand.

While they hold on Ajdabiya for the moment, the officer said that it is difficult to imagine them any additional gain to Elise Labott of Tripoli.CNN contributed to this report.

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