22:01 NATO has announced that it has destroyed 15 tanks belonging to Gaddafi’s forces near Misrata and 2 south of Brega on Friday and Saturday.
21:10 Ben Wedeman tweets: “Opposition fighters have re-established control of Ajdabia after three hour battle against pro-Qaddafi forces.”
20:41 Al Jazeera English NATO warplanes intercept a MiG-23 fighter jet operated by an opposition pilot , forcing him to land after he violated the no-fly zone. An unnamed NATO official said the jet took off from an airfield near Benghazi and was intercepted within minutes. “No aggressive action was displayed by the MiG-23 and the NATO fighters proceeded to force it to land back at the Benina airfield.”20:10 Ben Wedeman tweets: “Eyewitness says bodies of three Libyan army soldiers killed in Ajdabia today had IDs from Syria, Algeria and Chad.”
20:10 Reuters Several fighters were killed today in Misrata, the clashes centered around the road leading to the port. Nato have also attacked Gaddafi’s forces in several locations today.12:28 Reuters Gaddafi forces have shelled the western outskirts of Ajdabiya on Saturday morning. Reuters correspondent Michael Georgy heard blasts and machinegun fire for around 30 minutes from the western boundary of the town, which is the gateway to Benghazi.
10:57 Red Cross A ship carrying medical supplies has docked in the port of Misrata. The ship will support Misrata’s main hospital, by delivering enough supplies to treat 300 patients on the spot. Its aid workers are now on the way to Az-Zawiyah, Jean-Michel Monod, head of the Red Cross team now in Tripoli, said in a statement.
01:54 Almanara Media It has been confirmed by trusted sources that the revolutionaries have arrested Brigadier General Alreefi and 150 of his mercenaries in Brega
01:42 Wefaq Media have reported that revolutionaries managed to block an attack that Gaddafi forces were spearheading from the Heavy Goods road leading into the port. The revolutionaries managed to destroy 2 tanks and kill a number of Gaddafi troops. One revolutionary was martyred and a few were injured in the attack.