In the fourteenth day of the protest movement, Colonel Gaddafi, whose forces remained loyal to him no longer control that Tripoli and its region, has accused the West to abandon its plan. "I'm surprised, as we are allied to the West in combating Al-Qaeda, he abandons us now that we are fighting terrorists," said the Libyan leader to journalist Christiane Amanpour star of ABC in a interview broadcast Monday, February 28.
"My people adore me. They died to protect me," he said, remaining deaf to popular protest. The leader has sacked his chief of intelligence service Abdallah Al-Sinoussi, seen as a key player in the crackdown in the country, reports the Libyan Quryna, appointing in his place one of his bodyguards, Mansour Al-Qahsi.
The EU sanctions vote After the United Nations and the United States, the European Union adopted on Monday, an arms embargo against Libya and a freeze on assets and visa bans against Colonel Qaddafi and 25 of his relatives. These measures could be implemented quickly, according to a European diplomat.
For its part, Washington has blocked $ 30 billion (22 billion euros) in assets in the wake of Libyan sanctions announced Friday by the White House against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi, said a senior Treasury. British Prime Minister, David Cameron, also associated with the request of Nicolas Sarkozy for a meeting of an extraordinary EU summit to decide on a "common strategy" against the Libyan crisis.
According to one diplomatic source, the EU is considering the possibility of convening this Summit "this weekend." The U.S. position themselves around the Libyan Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reiterated the U.S. call the immediate departure of Muammar Gaddafi's government, at a meeting of the Human Rights of UN Human Geneva.
"We saw the security forces of Colonel Gaddafi opened fire on peaceful demonstrators ... Through these actions, [the Libyan leaders] have lost the legitimacy to govern. And the Libyan people has been clear: it is Gaddafi time to leave, now, without further delay or violence, "she said. The U.S.
ambassador to UN Susan Rice, meanwhile, felt that Gaddafi's statements about the love that his people felt for him "delusional" and show he is not qualified to govern his country. The Pentagon said the U.S. Army would position of naval and air forces around Libya. "We're repositioning forces to have the flexibility necessary once the decisions have been taken," said his spokesman, Dave Laplane.
Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, said that no military action involving U.S. ships were expected in the country. The option of a no-fly zone several prominent leaders, including French Prime Minister Francois Fillon did not exclude the possibility that NATO should establish a no-fly zone in Libya to prevent Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to use planes and helicopters against his own people.
Italy had found favor while the United States and the United Kingdom said they did not exclude this option. Russia and China could, however, oppose it. The situation in Libya under review in accordance with the ICC Statute of the International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo has begun to examine the situation in Libya and the modus operandi of the country's army, saying the attacks against civilians could constitute crimes against humanity.
The review could lead to the official opening of an investigation. In the latter case, prosecutors could ask a pre-trial chamber of the ICC to issue arrest warrants or summonses against those most responsible for crimes suspects. The opposition bases its power The opposition claims the control of several towns around the capital and in the west, including Nalout (230 kilometers southwest of Tripoli) and Zaouïa (50 miles west of the capital) .
The strategic cities of Misrata (200 kilometers east of Tripoli) and Ghariani, south, also appear under its control. Checkpoints were set up in Tripoli and around the city by the Pro-Qaddafi, and bread and gasoline were rationed, according to one resident. According to witnesses, the forces of Tripoli prepare or launch raids.
A Misrata, faithful to Muammar Gaddafi and shot Monday night on bystanders, killing at least two dead and one seriously injured. The West is preparing to help the opposition, which created an "independent national council" to represent "the liberated cities. This body will be "the face of Libya during the transition period," said his spokesman Abdelhafez Ghoqa while the EU has indicated that in the process of "making contacts" with the transitional authorities.
The Libyan government is also trying to dialogue with the opposition. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Khaled Kaim, announced that emissaries were sent east to Libya to try to establish a dialogue with cities in the hands of insurgents before resorting to force. According to the European energy commissioner, Gunther Oettinger, major Libyan oil fields are now "under the control of tribes and interim forces, who returned to power." The opposition has announced the imminent resumption of oil exports from the east, it controls, with the departure of a ship bound for China.
More than 100,000 refugees Estimates of deaths in Libya because of the crackdown by Muammar Gaddafi vary between hundreds and thousands and more than 100,000 people have fled to Egypt and Tunisia, said Monday Valerie Amos Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs at the UN. More than 61,000 people fled to the Egyptians and up to 40 000 to Tunisia, "she added.
A thousand others came to Niger. The United States is preparing to send two relief teams to the Libyan border with Tunisia and Egypt, "she announced while the International Red Cross has demanded immediate access to the west of Libya. France is preparing to send two planes to Benghazi to provide humanitarian aid and the World Food Program has announced the shipment of 80 tons of high energy biscuits. 
"My people adore me. They died to protect me," he said, remaining deaf to popular protest. The leader has sacked his chief of intelligence service Abdallah Al-Sinoussi, seen as a key player in the crackdown in the country, reports the Libyan Quryna, appointing in his place one of his bodyguards, Mansour Al-Qahsi.
The EU sanctions vote After the United Nations and the United States, the European Union adopted on Monday, an arms embargo against Libya and a freeze on assets and visa bans against Colonel Qaddafi and 25 of his relatives. These measures could be implemented quickly, according to a European diplomat.
For its part, Washington has blocked $ 30 billion (22 billion euros) in assets in the wake of Libyan sanctions announced Friday by the White House against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi, said a senior Treasury. British Prime Minister, David Cameron, also associated with the request of Nicolas Sarkozy for a meeting of an extraordinary EU summit to decide on a "common strategy" against the Libyan crisis.
According to one diplomatic source, the EU is considering the possibility of convening this Summit "this weekend." The U.S. position themselves around the Libyan Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reiterated the U.S. call the immediate departure of Muammar Gaddafi's government, at a meeting of the Human Rights of UN Human Geneva.
"We saw the security forces of Colonel Gaddafi opened fire on peaceful demonstrators ... Through these actions, [the Libyan leaders] have lost the legitimacy to govern. And the Libyan people has been clear: it is Gaddafi time to leave, now, without further delay or violence, "she said. The U.S.
ambassador to UN Susan Rice, meanwhile, felt that Gaddafi's statements about the love that his people felt for him "delusional" and show he is not qualified to govern his country. The Pentagon said the U.S. Army would position of naval and air forces around Libya. "We're repositioning forces to have the flexibility necessary once the decisions have been taken," said his spokesman, Dave Laplane.
Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, said that no military action involving U.S. ships were expected in the country. The option of a no-fly zone several prominent leaders, including French Prime Minister Francois Fillon did not exclude the possibility that NATO should establish a no-fly zone in Libya to prevent Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to use planes and helicopters against his own people.
Italy had found favor while the United States and the United Kingdom said they did not exclude this option. Russia and China could, however, oppose it. The situation in Libya under review in accordance with the ICC Statute of the International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo has begun to examine the situation in Libya and the modus operandi of the country's army, saying the attacks against civilians could constitute crimes against humanity.
The review could lead to the official opening of an investigation. In the latter case, prosecutors could ask a pre-trial chamber of the ICC to issue arrest warrants or summonses against those most responsible for crimes suspects. The opposition bases its power The opposition claims the control of several towns around the capital and in the west, including Nalout (230 kilometers southwest of Tripoli) and Zaouïa (50 miles west of the capital) .
The strategic cities of Misrata (200 kilometers east of Tripoli) and Ghariani, south, also appear under its control. Checkpoints were set up in Tripoli and around the city by the Pro-Qaddafi, and bread and gasoline were rationed, according to one resident. According to witnesses, the forces of Tripoli prepare or launch raids.
A Misrata, faithful to Muammar Gaddafi and shot Monday night on bystanders, killing at least two dead and one seriously injured. The West is preparing to help the opposition, which created an "independent national council" to represent "the liberated cities. This body will be "the face of Libya during the transition period," said his spokesman Abdelhafez Ghoqa while the EU has indicated that in the process of "making contacts" with the transitional authorities.
The Libyan government is also trying to dialogue with the opposition. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Khaled Kaim, announced that emissaries were sent east to Libya to try to establish a dialogue with cities in the hands of insurgents before resorting to force. According to the European energy commissioner, Gunther Oettinger, major Libyan oil fields are now "under the control of tribes and interim forces, who returned to power." The opposition has announced the imminent resumption of oil exports from the east, it controls, with the departure of a ship bound for China.
More than 100,000 refugees Estimates of deaths in Libya because of the crackdown by Muammar Gaddafi vary between hundreds and thousands and more than 100,000 people have fled to Egypt and Tunisia, said Monday Valerie Amos Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs at the UN. More than 61,000 people fled to the Egyptians and up to 40 000 to Tunisia, "she added.
A thousand others came to Niger. The United States is preparing to send two relief teams to the Libyan border with Tunisia and Egypt, "she announced while the International Red Cross has demanded immediate access to the west of Libya. France is preparing to send two planes to Benghazi to provide humanitarian aid and the World Food Program has announced the shipment of 80 tons of high energy biscuits.
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