20:24 AFP More than 100 people have been killed in 24 hours in Libya’s Western Mountains district west of Tripoli after it was pounded by Kadhafi forces, residents tell AFP news agency.
17:31 Reuters An opposition spokesman in Misrata says four people were killed in the shelling on Monday. The death toll of Sunday’s attack on the city has risen to 25.
16:45 The Telegraph The British government has pledged funds to help evacuate stranded migrant workers and injured people from Misrata. The IOM earlier said it hoped to be able to evacuate 4,000 refugees who still remain in Misrata. Britain will also fund critical medical aid.
16:32 Al Manara Media reports that revolutionaries in Misrata have burned 31 tanks belonging to Gaddafi’s forces in the Hamza Battalion’s location and captured 30 of their troops.15:26 Reuters A boat carrying a Libyan Interior Ministry colonel and 19 other people fleeing their home country arrived in a southern Tunisian port on Monday. The boat also carried a ministry captain and a soldier.
14:00 International Organization for Migration Another 1,000 people have been rescued from Misrata by the IOM, but another 4,000 remain stranded. The window for rescue missions is very small, the agency said, they hope to be able to arrange a ship that can accommodate 4,000 people and do one final rescue mission.
12:21 Sunday Times A German-trained doctor in Al-Baida has been collecting testimonies of women who have been raped by Gaddafi’s forces. He believes that as many as 100 women have been subject to (gang) rape, he told the Sunday Times.
11:57 Al Jazeera English The UN is going to start distributing humanitarian aid in Libya’s capital, Tripoli. The deal was made today by Valerie Amos, UN undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs, said UN chief Ban Ki-moon.11:40 Al Jazeera English Council officials hope to be able to resume oil exports “within a few weeks”. Export has been halted since Gaddafi forces attacked their main oil fields, severely damaging them and halting production.10:00 Reuters Misrata is once again under fire from rocket and mortars launched by Gaddafi’s troops, an opposition fighter tells Reuters
8:53 AFP Around 1,000 people have been killed and 3,000 people injured in Misrata in the past six weeks, according to a senior medic. Over the past week, medical staff have seen a sudden rise in the number of people brought to the hospital with gunshot wounds in the head and neck