9:00pm:The Libyan National Transitional Council, based in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, say Gaddafi’s troops have been pushed out of Az Zawiyah and Misurata cities, respectively on the west and east of capital Tripoli – in the west of the country. (Al Jazeera)
1716:Libya's rebel-appointed council says its forces in Zawiya and Misrata have fought off Col Gaddafi's troops and that the cities are "liberated", Reuters reports.
1707:The US and its allies should plan for a no-fly zone over Libya, US Democratic Senator John Kerry told CBS television, saying that it should not go into operation without an international agreement. He said he didn't see a no-fly zone as stepping over the line into military intervention.
A video of Misrata, apparently showing the town earlier today
