21:20 Reuters Anti-aircraft fire was heard over Tripoli on Sunday evening. There were no clear signs of planes or airstrikes before the anti-aircraft.
19:04 Reuters The German government is considering transferring 6 billion euros in frozen funds belonging to Muammar Gaddafi’s regime to a United Nations escrow account to be dispersed to the Libyan people. “The United Nations could use it to pay for supplies of humanitarian aid to alleviate the suffering of the population in all of Libya,” Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle was quoted by German magazine Der Spiegel as saying in a government document. Bruederle believes individual nations cannot by law return Gaddafi’s frozen funds to the Libyan people directly and therefore wants the European Union to decide on a way to transfer all of Gaddafi’s frozen assets in Europe to the UN.
19:00 Al Manara Media have received reports that a Major General of the Libyan army was killed in Sirt today after an internal conflict. The conflict took place after NATO warplanes conducted air strikes on Sirt’s military base in the morning. Gaddafi forces that were attacking Ajdabiya retreated, and it is speculated that this could be a result of the death of this Major General.
18:20 Reuters Nearly 4,000 Libyans have fled from the Western Mountains region to Tunisia in the past 10 days. “Their number is very large. The number is still increasing,” Ali, a Tunisian involved in helping Libyans arriving in the southern Tunisian border town of Dehiba, said. “They are in thousands. Hundreds arrived a few minutes ago. They are from several areas including Nalut, Yafran and Rajban,” he said by phone. Residents flee the region because of shelling, attacks and threats by Gaddafi’s forces.
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.
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.
if the coaliton doesn’t do this, then i will be dumbfounded.
Well Gaddafi surely ain’t stupid but what you can say about how the mind work of an insane leader anyway.
You are trying to get support of Tunisia in fighting in Libya for your behalf. This is typical the Western way. Creating conflict within brothers so they destroy themselves.
Your comment is a typical comment from a muslim that is ignorant of what is going on out there. well typical of Gaddafi supporter that is fanatic and rich from his money.
all powerful god(Allah) would care about something like this, he’s got other things to worry about.
for the freedom of Libya and the fall of Gaddafi
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They planted their people who shot on the crowd and on the police force. This way they made sure the police would retaliate accordingly and also they made sure the citizen would think the police used power on them.
This is naked aggression against another country. Propaganda used is “humanitarian intervention”. I am not pro Ghaddafi but I am pro Libya. US Special Forces, CIA, etc were there months in advance in Benghazi. Gaddafi responded to this Insurretion and this is what is happening.