April 17 - NATO conducted 42 strike sorties, t opposition have complete control over Tripoli Street in Misrata, Cameron ruled outground troops

15:46 NATO conducted 42 strike sorties on April 16th. In the vicinity of Tripoli: Two ammunition bunkers destroyed, one Surface-to-air anti-aircraft site destroyed. In the vicinity of Misrata: One Armoured Personnel Carrier destroyed. In the vicinity of
Sirte: Two tanks, two equipment transporters, one artillery piece, one tank transporter, four ammunition storage sites and one ammunition bunker destroyed. In the vicinity of Zintan: One ammunition storage site damaged.

15:39 Al Manara Media reports that opposition have complete control over Tripoli Street in Misrata.

13:30 Reuters British Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday ruled out committing ground troops in Libya, saying it was important to adhere to a UN mandate and not to take action that could alienate the Arab world.

13:20 Al Jazeera English Gaddafi’s troops have outflanked the body of opposition fighters on the edge of oil port Brega to attack Ajdabiya from the south, Al Jazeera’s Mike Hanna, reporting from just outside Ajdabiya, reports. A sandstorm has stopped NATO aircraft from targeting Gaddafi loyalists, he says, allowing them to overturn the strategic advances made by opposition fighters in the past few days.

13:16 AFP Residents are fleeing Ajdabiya because of approaching Gaddafi forces. The western gate of Ajdabiya was bombed, and the sound of gunfire is drawing closer.

11:45 Al Jazeera English At least six more people have been killed and 47 wounded in renewed shelling of Misurata, a spokesman for the anti-Gaddafi fighters tells Al Jazeera.

11:01 Freelibyanyouth tweets that journalist Rana Alakbani was freed yesterday. She had been arrested on March 28th along with her brother, who was released a few days ago.

10:33 Al Jazeera English Fierce fighting continues in both Ajdabiya and Misrata, where fresh artillery was fired at dawn, killing 5 people.

01:11 Al Manara Media reports that one Tunisian soldier was killed and 3 others injured from Gaddafi forces bombing the border after entering Tunisian grounds. After the clashes, about 25 of Gaddafi’s men were arrested by the Tunisian army on Tunisian soil.

01:02 Wefaq Libya reports that opposition fighters in Misrata killed many of Gaddafi’s militia and defeated them in Tripoli Street’s market. In a failed attack by Gaddafi’s forces from the east, opposition fighters managed to destroy 5 tanks.

01:00 ChangeInLibya reports that a large fire is raging in Misrata’s Tripoli Street, in the vegetable market where Gaddafi’s militias were based. Earlier, opposition fighters killed a number of Gaddafi’s forces in clashes, forcing them to retreat.

00:38 Al Jazeera English Anti-aircraft fire and explosions have been heard in the Libyan capital Tripoli, however, it is not clear who exactly is being targeted in the attacks.