(Reuters) - Below is a synopsis of NATO conferences and statements on Thursday:
NATO
* Since NATO assumed control of Libya operations at 7 a.m. British time Thursday, its aircraft had conducted more than 90 flights and sorties, said Canadian Lieutenant-General Charles Bouchard, who commands the NATO operation in Libya.
* The alliance had more than 100 fighter jets and support aircraft at its disposal as well as a dozen frigates to patrol the Mediterranean Sea, plus support ships and helicopters.
PARIS
* With 250 sorties and 1,600 hours of flight time, French warplanes have flown more missions than any other power in the coalition except the United States, accounting for a quarter of all sorties, said Air Brigade General Jean-Jacques Borel.
* In the same briefing armed forces spokesman Thierry Burkhard said French warplanes had destroyed a large arms depot some 100 km south of Tripoli. A video of the attack showed four large explosions in what appeared to be a military compound.
LONDON
* Major General John Lorimer, CDS' Strategic Communication Officer, said: "In support of the UK's ongoing commitment to enforcing UNSCR (U.N. Security Council Resolution) 1973 to protect Libyan civilians, RAF Tornado aircraft flying from Gioia del Colle in Italy conducted a series of armed air reconnaissance and overwatch patrols over Libya yesterday.
* "In the course of these patrols the aircraft launched Paveway IV and Brimstone missiles against military assets of pro-Gaddafi forces in the Misrata area. These missiles hit three Main Battle Tanks, two Armoured Fighting vehicles and a Surface to Air Missile site.
* "RAF VC10 tanker aircraft, Nimrod R1, Sentinel and E3-D aircraft from Akrotiri and Trapani supported these missions at the same time as providing support to RAF Typhoon operations to patrol the No Fly Zone and other coalition strikes.
* "As part of our ongoing support to the NATO Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR, HMS Cumberland patrolled international waters off Libya, conducted sea denial, surveillance, and monitoring of shipping. During this period HMS Cumberland launched her Lynx helicopter on a number of surface search missions during which she made a contribution to the coalition surveillance effort in support of the arms embargo."
(Reporting by Nicholas Vinocur in Paris, Michael Holden in London and Justyna Pawlak in Brussels)
