Zawiyah ambushed

• 1:31am Muammar Gaddafi's government has called for sanctions imposed on him and his aides, including a travel ban and assets freeze, by a UN security council resolution "to be suspended until such time as the truth is established". The letter, dated March 2, says that a "modicum" of force has been used against opposition activists, and that the government is "taken aback" by the sanctions. The letter was sent to the UNSC by Musa Mohammad Kusa, the head of the Libyan People's Committee for External Relations.  
• 12:50am  A new audio message from an anti-government activist in the town of Az Zawiyah describes a "very tense" situation in that city. Earlier in the day, after Friday prayers, anti-government demonstrators had held a peaceful protest march towards the outskirts of the city, the activist says, when they were ambushed by pro-Gaddafi forces, who were holding positions on the roofs of buildings. He said that many had been killed and injured in that attack, with four burials taking place in the early afternoon. He also says that pro-Gaddafi forces are alleged to have taken people injured in the attack from their hospital beds, and that the city is preparing for another attack during the night  Az Zawiya: Some injured are missing from hospital, says #Gaddafi troops took them from hospital beds. "Indescribable" deadly assault with mortars and machine guns on protesters in Zawiya. #Libya government official claims they have 90% defeated rebels in #Zawiya -- just mopping up operations left.