Saturday, March 12, 2011

Gaddafi's forces are advancing slowly but surely to Benghazi

The military advance slowly but steadily toward the city of Benghazi, the eastern rebel stronghold, after consolidating their positions in the west. Despite pockets of rebels who may remain in Ras Lanuf com localities, government troops have started to bomb and Misrata Brega on the way to the town of Ajdabiya crucial, the last before Benghazi.

The Libyan army military superiority over the insurgents could have added foreign support. The maverick Libyan National Council has complained that Syria and Algeria are supporting Gaddafi with weapons and mercenaries, and has urged the need to establish no-fly zone. Forces loyal to Qaddafi today launched an airstrike on the city of Misrata, in an attempt to resume the last rebel stronghold west of the country, as indicated to several rebels and residents of the city.

"They're trying to break into Misrata, are now about 10 kilometers," said a rebel. "We heard noise of artillery. We have no choice but to fight," he added. Earlier, the fighters have bombed Qaddafi again Brega town, some 110 kilometers east of Ras Lanuf, where fighting continues between gadafistas brigades and militia rebels, according to a source of opposition.

"Our men are in at least part of Ras Lanuf" he told Efe the rebel spokesman, Mustafa Geriani, which indicated that professional military continued to participate in the defense of these towns, considered the main rebel defensive line, whose stronghold, Benghazi , is located about 500 miles east.

Some residents have begun to leave Brega, which has already been bombarded this week by aviation loyal to Muammar al-Gaddafi, whose tanks have imposed their superiority in artillery support from land and sea. The rebel chief Libyan National Council, former Justice Minister Abdel Jalil Mustafa, has called upon the international community today to impose the no-fly zone, and lamented that if this does not occur "civilians will suffer" victims of the regime's violence.

"No-fly zone and restrictions on vessels Gaddafi, Libyan civilians will suffer", said in an interview in which he also confirmed that some rebel leaders are in contact "to get some weapons" . The vital zone However, soldiers do not have easy Gaddafi. Despite its military superiority, better training, better equipment, much it costs them an enormous effort to maintain control of the conquered populations.

The insurgents are aware of the obsolescence of their weapons and so far fill the gap with a determination that is hardly enough if they get better gear. If war is tight and if the international community imposes no-fly zone, Gaddafi has the upper hand. To withstand the onslaught of the rebels and cling to power, the dictator relies on its military superiority, tribal alliances, the mercenaries, and African aid, and some Arabs.

But the tyrant is aware that much entertainment he received in European capitals until recently, has now fallen out of favor with the rest of the world. And one is left with the brutality and threats. "If Libya loses the support of the European countries will be forced to withdraw from the alliance against terrorism and change its policy toward Al Qaeda," Gadhafi said through the official news agency Jana.

Possible approach to Al Qaeda Gaddafi curl curl. Because of his word, the Colonel would ally with whom he now says fighting: Al Qaeda. In the statement, issued in the morning, before the commencement of the European Union summit that would address the case of Libya, Colonel stated his message to Brussels: "The alliance against terrorism must be support to the Libyan authorities in their fight against Al Qaeda for the country remains safe.

" Obviously, they are not supporters of Osama Bin Laden, although some may have, those who march in trucks to the area that has mired the front lines, 350 miles southwest of Benghazi. The reading of many analysts is just the opposite: the continuity of the throne of the ruling class is suitable breeding ground for the spread of radical fundamentalism.

The colonel also reiterated that it will curb the immigration of Africans to Europe. Not only the clique that ran blasts Libya against the old continent. The dislocations of one of its main provosts, Saif al Islam Gaddafi's son, should be evident yesterday when enraged in Tripoli said "Fuck the Arabs".

His supporters applauded when Muslims walking distance could barely hold the Friday prayers. They were dispersed by the police unceremoniously before they could organize any outbreak of protest. However, despite the loss of more than safe Zauiya City, about 50 kilometers west of Tripoli, the rebels managed to return to Ras Lanuf yesterday to try to expel this enemy soldiers in the oil city that was bombed a refinery for aviation of the satrap, capable of any atrocity, according to the National Council, the de facto government of the rebels.

Yesterday one of the two frigates that have the insurgents, docked at the port of Benghazi, sailed a few miles away to prevent a potential attack craft Gaddafi, who yesterday joined the war. Guarded to protect the crowd, some 15,000 people, who participated in the prayer Mahkama Square, which houses the headquarters of the Council.

The heads of the agency-recognized yesterday as the representative of Libya by the European Union welcomed the news but rely much less in other states in the region, which they call "brothers." We must listen to the bold words of a spokesman for the Libyan rebels to find that their confidence in much of the Arab leaders tend to zero.

Whatever you decide on the Arab League meeting held today in Cairo. "Do not be complicit with Gaddafi," read a banner yesterday Mahkama Square. The regime, meanwhile, reacted to the Council's recognition of rebel by breaking EU relations with France, which prompted the measure.

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