CNN || Libya says NATO strikes kill 15 civilians
NATO said Saturday its missiles had hit a site in Libya used by Muammar Gaddafi's forces to stockpile military supplies and vehicles, while Gaddafi's state media said 15 civilians had been killed.
The attack late Friday was the second within hours on what NATO said were clearly identified military targets in the coastal city of Brega, around 200 km (130 miles) west of the rebel stronghold of Benghazi.
A top rebel official said rebels would be ready to discuss any political settlement that did not involve Gaddafi remaining in power, although no proposals had emerged yet at talks with Gaddafi allies that were taking place through intermediaries.
That'd be a change of direction... RT @RawStory Sources report that a deal to end the Libyan war may be close at hand. cot.ag/mvKN40
Ghoga says that Gaddafi is weary of the bloodshed brought about by the now four-month long conflict and realizes that he is running out of options. "We expect to get an offer very soon; he is unable to breathe."A deal to end the conflict between Libyan rebels and forces loyal to Muamar al Gaddafi may be very close at hand, according to Abdul Hafiz Ghoga, a high-ranking official with Libya's National Transitional Council said today. The rebel leader told Al Jazeerathat intermediaries indicate that Gaddafi is currently working on a deal to offer to the rebels as a peace agreement. The National Transitional Council is not in direct talks with Gaddafi, but is communicating with the embattled leader through German and South African diplomatic officials, who have indicated that a deal is near. The NTC has stated that it intends to look seriously at any offer Gaddafi makes, but will not accept anything less than a total abdication of power by the dictator and members of his family.
