"Moammar Gadhafi's forces drove the rebels yesterday one of their last strongholds in the main coastal highway from Libya, which moved at least 40 miles into the opponents after a long and terrifying attack by air, sea and land. The rebels said that fleeing the oil city of Brega from the intense attack, which deprived them of a vital source of fuel for their vehicles and the Army of Gadhafi bet less than 240 kilometers from the main town in opposition: Benghazi.
A military spokesman said Gadhafi who had taken control of Brega. The relentless advance of Libyan leader left the city of Ajdabiya as the only town between his forces and the insurgent stronghold. Earth Infantry, Navy and Air Force began attacking Brega yesterday morning with artillery, rockets and bombs, and did not stop throughout the day.
Even forced doctors and patients left a hospital hit by a missile, said several insurgents after fleeing. "There was no time to breathe, to do anything," one fighter said by telephone in logistics while fleeing towards Brega Ajbadiya, located 80 miles away. In the distance we heard explosions.
Speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals, said some rebels had gathered in a seaside village a few miles east of Brega, hoping to stop the forces of Gadhafi. "I think they are bombarded with force because they want to buy time before the imposition of a no-fly zone. " The Arab League on Saturday called on the Security Council of the United Nations to impose an air exclusion zone, but the U.S.
and many allies have expressed reservations about a tactic that would force them to destroy air defenses Gadhafi and possibly shoot down their planes. An opposition leader said the rebels Ajdabiya plan to recover Brega and were attacking the forces of Gadhafi while carrying reinforcements from the western cities with the Government.
The rebels wish to overthrow Gadhafi, who has been in power for more than 41 years, and are motivated by the popular demonstrations that led to the downfall of authoritarian rulers in neighboring countries of Tunisia and Egypt. However, the revolt became popular in Libya in violence and could be the beginning of a long and bloody civil war.
A week ago, the rebels had control of the eastern half of the country and they headed to the capital, Tripoli. Gadhafi troops then began to reverse this progress with their superior firepower. The government forces also reportedly moving toward Misrata 200 kilometers southeast of Tripoli, whose outside is faced with insurgents, according to residents.
Moreover, Libyan Oil Minister said yesterday that asked for help from Italian consortium Eni SpA to quell a fire in the facility's eastern city of Ras Lanuf, which was the scene of fierce fighting between rebels and government forces. The director of the National Oil Company of Libya, Shukri Ghanem, said worries about a possible spread of fire in a kerosene storage tank in Ras Lanuf.
He had spoken with the president of oil company Eni for help to extinguish the flames, but had not made a decision. Ras Lanuf was recaptured by the people of Gadhafi as part of the ongoing crackdown against antigovernment uprising. The fighting has seriously affected the oil sector in Libya with a marked reduction in the average extraction of 1.6 million barrels a day.
As the forces loyal to Muammar Gadhafi gain ground in their advance towards the city of Benghazi, in recent weeks turned into the headquarters of the uprising, the euphoria has been transformed into fear and people prepare for the worst. "The euphoria has passed. We are afraid of what will happen, fear of the bombing, "said pessimistic front of the headquarters of the rebels Gepsi Mohamed, at a time when forces loyal to Gadhafi gain ground in their progress towards Benghazi." Young people are still determined to fight, but older people, especially fathers and mothers are afraid for their children, "said this former official." The atmosphere and the mood changed "after the fall of Brega and Ras Lanuf and the withdrawal of the insurgents, he admitted.
Colonel Gadhafi troops, backed by aircraft and heavy artillery, drove the rebels several tens of kilometers. Libyan soldiers are still over 250 miles from Benghazi, but only Adjabiya separates city's bastion of rebellion, where does the governing body of the Libyan opposition, the National Transition Council.
"We are afraid of bombing, fear of Gadhafi troops, "says Fatma Mufta, a Libyan who was shopping with her husband and daughter." We live near the airport and Gadhafi could bomb, "he said. "Indeed, we have no shortages of food or water, but many businesses are closed. You can obtain help in the mosques, especially milk and diapers for babies.
" A protest had been called via Facebook for 17 February but spontaneously came forward two days because of the arrest in Benghazi in Terbil Fathi, a lawyer for the families of the Islamists thousand 200 prisoners were executed by security forces in 1996 at the Abu Salim prison, near Tripoli.
In the nineties the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group stood a guerrilla war against the regime of Moammar Gadhafi was crushed, and many of its members ended up in the maximum security prison. s? Libya is a country composed of three main regions-the one located in the East is called Cyrenaica, which were federated by the Italian colonizers.
Warfalla the tribe, the largest in Libya and settled in Cyrenaica, allied with Colonel Gadhafi, but the region, the richest in hydrocarbons, "now considered excluded from the state apparatus and the distribution of oil revenues, according to French researcher Luis Martinez. It is also the most religious country.
The protagonists of the protests are young professionals, starting with the lawyers, and the Islamists. Like their neighbors, Libya is an Arab, Sunni Muslim 97%. It is governed by the iron dictatorship over North Africa, but is also the least populated, with 6.7 million inhabitants, the only one that welcomes immigrants (1.2 million workers from other Arab countries and sub-Saharan) and the richest through the export oil (1.8 million barrels a day before the outbreak of the conflict).
Per capita income was 10 000 490 euros in 2009. Spanish, 17 thousand 930. The uprising has become a civil war, but with nuances. It is primarily a war of elite forces, composed of sub-Saharan African mercenaries, the Revolutionary Guard and special units in charge of Gadhafi's sons, and, on the other side, militants and civilians who become intermingled with the remains of Army conventional ill-equipped, who joined the insurgents.
Gadhafi also has the support of civilians, starting with his own tribe, the gadhafa. The revolt spread rapidly, but was crushed in some cities, including the capital, Tripoli. Others fell to the rebels, including Ras Lanuf Zauiya and have been taken up by those loyal to Gadhafi. The death toll now exceeds six thousand.
The relationship of forces favorable to Gadhafi because, among other things, has an aviation bombarding the rebels. It seems, however, that can defeat the rebellion and that it can not mount an attack on Tripoli. Hence the conflict be extended unless a member of the immediate environment of the leader, a bodyguard or a family, we settled.
The exile option Gadhafi, Venezuela or Zimbabwe, it seems unlikely because a regime change in either of those two countries could lead to its delivery to the International Criminal Court, claiming the dictator and some of his colleagues to prosecute him for crimes against Humanity. Council Resolution 1970 of UN Security, February 26, imposed sanctions and the regime of Gadhafi, and the European Union enshrined, at their summit on Friday, the Provisional National Transitional Council (NPTC), located in Benghazi, as its dialogue partner.
But such measures have little impact on the field. If, however, the skies of Libya were declared no-fly zone, aviation Gadhafi could no longer attack the rebels or risk being shot down. United States, Europe and the Arab League are in favor of declaring the exclusion zone, but want a new resolution will give legal cover.
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A military spokesman said Gadhafi who had taken control of Brega. The relentless advance of Libyan leader left the city of Ajdabiya as the only town between his forces and the insurgent stronghold. Earth Infantry, Navy and Air Force began attacking Brega yesterday morning with artillery, rockets and bombs, and did not stop throughout the day.
Even forced doctors and patients left a hospital hit by a missile, said several insurgents after fleeing. "There was no time to breathe, to do anything," one fighter said by telephone in logistics while fleeing towards Brega Ajbadiya, located 80 miles away. In the distance we heard explosions.
Speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals, said some rebels had gathered in a seaside village a few miles east of Brega, hoping to stop the forces of Gadhafi. "I think they are bombarded with force because they want to buy time before the imposition of a no-fly zone. " The Arab League on Saturday called on the Security Council of the United Nations to impose an air exclusion zone, but the U.S.
and many allies have expressed reservations about a tactic that would force them to destroy air defenses Gadhafi and possibly shoot down their planes. An opposition leader said the rebels Ajdabiya plan to recover Brega and were attacking the forces of Gadhafi while carrying reinforcements from the western cities with the Government.
The rebels wish to overthrow Gadhafi, who has been in power for more than 41 years, and are motivated by the popular demonstrations that led to the downfall of authoritarian rulers in neighboring countries of Tunisia and Egypt. However, the revolt became popular in Libya in violence and could be the beginning of a long and bloody civil war.
A week ago, the rebels had control of the eastern half of the country and they headed to the capital, Tripoli. Gadhafi troops then began to reverse this progress with their superior firepower. The government forces also reportedly moving toward Misrata 200 kilometers southeast of Tripoli, whose outside is faced with insurgents, according to residents.
Moreover, Libyan Oil Minister said yesterday that asked for help from Italian consortium Eni SpA to quell a fire in the facility's eastern city of Ras Lanuf, which was the scene of fierce fighting between rebels and government forces. The director of the National Oil Company of Libya, Shukri Ghanem, said worries about a possible spread of fire in a kerosene storage tank in Ras Lanuf.
He had spoken with the president of oil company Eni for help to extinguish the flames, but had not made a decision. Ras Lanuf was recaptured by the people of Gadhafi as part of the ongoing crackdown against antigovernment uprising. The fighting has seriously affected the oil sector in Libya with a marked reduction in the average extraction of 1.6 million barrels a day.
As the forces loyal to Muammar Gadhafi gain ground in their advance towards the city of Benghazi, in recent weeks turned into the headquarters of the uprising, the euphoria has been transformed into fear and people prepare for the worst. "The euphoria has passed. We are afraid of what will happen, fear of the bombing, "said pessimistic front of the headquarters of the rebels Gepsi Mohamed, at a time when forces loyal to Gadhafi gain ground in their progress towards Benghazi." Young people are still determined to fight, but older people, especially fathers and mothers are afraid for their children, "said this former official." The atmosphere and the mood changed "after the fall of Brega and Ras Lanuf and the withdrawal of the insurgents, he admitted.
Colonel Gadhafi troops, backed by aircraft and heavy artillery, drove the rebels several tens of kilometers. Libyan soldiers are still over 250 miles from Benghazi, but only Adjabiya separates city's bastion of rebellion, where does the governing body of the Libyan opposition, the National Transition Council.
"We are afraid of bombing, fear of Gadhafi troops, "says Fatma Mufta, a Libyan who was shopping with her husband and daughter." We live near the airport and Gadhafi could bomb, "he said. "Indeed, we have no shortages of food or water, but many businesses are closed. You can obtain help in the mosques, especially milk and diapers for babies.
" A protest had been called via Facebook for 17 February but spontaneously came forward two days because of the arrest in Benghazi in Terbil Fathi, a lawyer for the families of the Islamists thousand 200 prisoners were executed by security forces in 1996 at the Abu Salim prison, near Tripoli.
In the nineties the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group stood a guerrilla war against the regime of Moammar Gadhafi was crushed, and many of its members ended up in the maximum security prison. s? Libya is a country composed of three main regions-the one located in the East is called Cyrenaica, which were federated by the Italian colonizers.
Warfalla the tribe, the largest in Libya and settled in Cyrenaica, allied with Colonel Gadhafi, but the region, the richest in hydrocarbons, "now considered excluded from the state apparatus and the distribution of oil revenues, according to French researcher Luis Martinez. It is also the most religious country.
The protagonists of the protests are young professionals, starting with the lawyers, and the Islamists. Like their neighbors, Libya is an Arab, Sunni Muslim 97%. It is governed by the iron dictatorship over North Africa, but is also the least populated, with 6.7 million inhabitants, the only one that welcomes immigrants (1.2 million workers from other Arab countries and sub-Saharan) and the richest through the export oil (1.8 million barrels a day before the outbreak of the conflict).
Per capita income was 10 000 490 euros in 2009. Spanish, 17 thousand 930. The uprising has become a civil war, but with nuances. It is primarily a war of elite forces, composed of sub-Saharan African mercenaries, the Revolutionary Guard and special units in charge of Gadhafi's sons, and, on the other side, militants and civilians who become intermingled with the remains of Army conventional ill-equipped, who joined the insurgents.
Gadhafi also has the support of civilians, starting with his own tribe, the gadhafa. The revolt spread rapidly, but was crushed in some cities, including the capital, Tripoli. Others fell to the rebels, including Ras Lanuf Zauiya and have been taken up by those loyal to Gadhafi. The death toll now exceeds six thousand.
The relationship of forces favorable to Gadhafi because, among other things, has an aviation bombarding the rebels. It seems, however, that can defeat the rebellion and that it can not mount an attack on Tripoli. Hence the conflict be extended unless a member of the immediate environment of the leader, a bodyguard or a family, we settled.
The exile option Gadhafi, Venezuela or Zimbabwe, it seems unlikely because a regime change in either of those two countries could lead to its delivery to the International Criminal Court, claiming the dictator and some of his colleagues to prosecute him for crimes against Humanity. Council Resolution 1970 of UN Security, February 26, imposed sanctions and the regime of Gadhafi, and the European Union enshrined, at their summit on Friday, the Provisional National Transitional Council (NPTC), located in Benghazi, as its dialogue partner.
But such measures have little impact on the field. If, however, the skies of Libya were declared no-fly zone, aviation Gadhafi could no longer attack the rebels or risk being shot down. United States, Europe and the Arab League are in favor of declaring the exclusion zone, but want a new resolution will give legal cover.
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