The forces of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi today moved to the city of Benghazi, under rebel control, challenging the global demand for an immediate cease-fire and after the French envoy to the UN predicted an imminent military action. Explosions rocked Benghazi as a fighter jet flying over the city, and residents said that the rebel stronghold in the east was under attack from the forces of Gaddafi.
"The explosions began about 2.00 am. Gaddafi's forces are moving, we hear that are within 20 miles of Benghazi," said Faraj Ali, a resident. "These are shots fired from the ground. We saw a plane," he added. The advance forces to Benghazi Gaddafi is given before an international meeting held in France on Saturday to discuss a military intervention in Libya, the meeting was attended by the Secretary of State, United States, Hillary Clinton, and Arab leaders.
"We saw Gaddafi tanks, rocket cars and trucks less than five miles away," said a rebel fighter who identified himself as Mohammed. Libya had declared Friday a unilateral ceasefire after the Security Council authorized a UN no-fly zone over Libya. But Gaddafi has accused the United States to defy international demands for an immediate ceasefire, and the envoy of France to the United Nations predicted that there would be military action within hours of the Saturday meeting in Paris on Libya.
Libyan rebels said they were forced back by the forces of Gaddafi. Could see columns of black smoke in the road west of the city, witnesses said. "They were about 60 miles away yesterday, today, are 20 miles away and could be here in half an hour or 90 minutes," said Khalid Ahmed rebel fighter told Reuters in a rebel base in the western end of town.
"We have no hope for Western forces," said Ahmed, while rebel forces around him were withdrawn from the front. Elsewhere in the city, the rebels also reported clashes and attacks by the forces of Gaddafi. "Fighter planes bombed the road to the airport and there has been an airstrike in the district of Abu Hadi outside," said Mohammed Dwo, a hospital worker and supporter of the rebels.
He spoke from the scene of an apparent conflict between rebels and what they said were two mercenaries who had infiltrated the city and were driving a vehicle which they said contained a box of hand grenades. The two men, dressed in civilian gunshot victims have been killed and the rebels showed identification papers covered in blood that they said showed they were of Nigerian nationality.
"We were sitting here and we get shots of the vehicle, then fired and then crashed," said Meri Dersi rebel fighter. 
"The explosions began about 2.00 am. Gaddafi's forces are moving, we hear that are within 20 miles of Benghazi," said Faraj Ali, a resident. "These are shots fired from the ground. We saw a plane," he added. The advance forces to Benghazi Gaddafi is given before an international meeting held in France on Saturday to discuss a military intervention in Libya, the meeting was attended by the Secretary of State, United States, Hillary Clinton, and Arab leaders.
"We saw Gaddafi tanks, rocket cars and trucks less than five miles away," said a rebel fighter who identified himself as Mohammed. Libya had declared Friday a unilateral ceasefire after the Security Council authorized a UN no-fly zone over Libya. But Gaddafi has accused the United States to defy international demands for an immediate ceasefire, and the envoy of France to the United Nations predicted that there would be military action within hours of the Saturday meeting in Paris on Libya.
Libyan rebels said they were forced back by the forces of Gaddafi. Could see columns of black smoke in the road west of the city, witnesses said. "They were about 60 miles away yesterday, today, are 20 miles away and could be here in half an hour or 90 minutes," said Khalid Ahmed rebel fighter told Reuters in a rebel base in the western end of town.
"We have no hope for Western forces," said Ahmed, while rebel forces around him were withdrawn from the front. Elsewhere in the city, the rebels also reported clashes and attacks by the forces of Gaddafi. "Fighter planes bombed the road to the airport and there has been an airstrike in the district of Abu Hadi outside," said Mohammed Dwo, a hospital worker and supporter of the rebels.
He spoke from the scene of an apparent conflict between rebels and what they said were two mercenaries who had infiltrated the city and were driving a vehicle which they said contained a box of hand grenades. The two men, dressed in civilian gunshot victims have been killed and the rebels showed identification papers covered in blood that they said showed they were of Nigerian nationality.
"We were sitting here and we get shots of the vehicle, then fired and then crashed," said Meri Dersi rebel fighter.
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