At least nine rebels were killed during the attack launched tonight Gadhafi troops with rockets and artillery on the rebellious city of Misrata, as reported by local medical sources. "15 of our rebels in a checkpoint near the front line have been attacked by troops with heavy artillery Gaddafi and then with rockets," said one doctor.
"We had seven of them dead and four wounded." Shortly after Libyan leader's forces have taken control of a border crossing with Tunisia after some hard fighting in the area with the rebels, according to one witness explained. Previously been reported that government forces had bombed rebel positions near the crossing point.
"The rebels in the mountains are skyrocketing. Although explosions were heard close to the regime maintain control," said a witness. As reported by a chamber of the agency, apparently, several artillery shells have fallen on Tunisian territory. Meanwhile, the National Transitional Council (CNT) Libya has received further support after NATO sending a representative to Benghazi.
This time the assistance is economic: the U.S. allows its companies from Wednesday to buy oil from the rebels. The Treasury Department has indicated that American companies can trade with Qatar Petroleum and Vitol Group, the largest oil trading company in the world, related to oil, gas or petroleum products exported under the "auspices" of the CNT, provided it is shown that the regime of Muammar Gaddafi does not receive "any benefit" to the purchase, according to Efe.
The CNT has already reacted positively to the U.S. decision. "The Libyan people are brave and rebellious, but we need to profit from oil to nourish, protect and defend our families," said the statement issued yesterday. "These funds are essential to the establishment of a stable and secure future for the nation, and we welcome the U.S.
decision," he adds. The U.S. government imposed economic sanctions on 14 branches of the National Oil Company of Libya, which Washington considers the main financial source of the regime. Of sanctions is exempt from the Arab Gulf Oil Company (AGOCA), the second largest state oil company owned Libyan National Oil Company of Libya, but operating in areas controlled by the CNT and is under the influence, according to the Treasury.
The rebels announced on April 5 its first independent export of crude from the fields under their control, presumably to Qatar. Meanwhile, the Qaddafi regime was forced to import oil. France and Italy in Rome on Tuesday demanded that the international community to stop buying crude to the regime of Gaddafi.
Oil production in Libya plummeted with the onset of the conflict. Before the war, the country exported 1.6 million barrels a day, an amount reduced by half after the start of clashes between opponents and Gaddafi's troops. Although oil has become expensive, the situation does not affect the global supply.
In addition, the rebels have received today an active aid to Italy on Monday promised. Italian military aircraft provided by the Government of Silvio Berlusconi for intervention on Libya have been the first armed mission. According to sources from the Defense Staff of Italy, at least one pair of Tornado fighters were the first to implement the mandate announced by Berlusconi.
The same sources said that the fighters are part of the apparatus arranged on the basis of Trapani Birgi (eastern Sicily) that the aircraft were fitted with a "precision weapons to attack targets selective." Italy began in March at the disposal of the international coalition seven walks and eight military aircraft, which then added four more aircraft, up to twelve.
At first, the Italian participation in the coalition expected to join the bombing, but Berlusconi on Monday announced a change of course as part of a role "more active" they asked both the National Transitional Council of Libya (CNT ) and NATO. 30,000 civilian casualties The announcement on the opening of their markets comes the same day that the U.S.
government stated that it considers difficult to estimate the number of civilians who have died in Libya since Muammar Gaddafi launched its bloody military campaign against rebels but believes that there could be 30,000 dead. The U.S. ambassador in Tripoli, Gene Cretz, located in Washington since the State Department suspended the operations of its representation in Libya, told reporters that he saw "figures ranging from 10,000 to 30,000 (dead)" .
"I do not think we will have more accurate figures until we have more experienced people on the ground," he said. While continuing to increase the number of victims in Libya, the Cuban president Fidel Castro has not hesitated to warn the third world countries that NATO could implement a military strategy based on military strikes against "any" of them, the same way it is now doing in Libyan soil with the aim of overthrowing the regime of Gaddafi. 
"We had seven of them dead and four wounded." Shortly after Libyan leader's forces have taken control of a border crossing with Tunisia after some hard fighting in the area with the rebels, according to one witness explained. Previously been reported that government forces had bombed rebel positions near the crossing point.
"The rebels in the mountains are skyrocketing. Although explosions were heard close to the regime maintain control," said a witness. As reported by a chamber of the agency, apparently, several artillery shells have fallen on Tunisian territory. Meanwhile, the National Transitional Council (CNT) Libya has received further support after NATO sending a representative to Benghazi.
This time the assistance is economic: the U.S. allows its companies from Wednesday to buy oil from the rebels. The Treasury Department has indicated that American companies can trade with Qatar Petroleum and Vitol Group, the largest oil trading company in the world, related to oil, gas or petroleum products exported under the "auspices" of the CNT, provided it is shown that the regime of Muammar Gaddafi does not receive "any benefit" to the purchase, according to Efe.
The CNT has already reacted positively to the U.S. decision. "The Libyan people are brave and rebellious, but we need to profit from oil to nourish, protect and defend our families," said the statement issued yesterday. "These funds are essential to the establishment of a stable and secure future for the nation, and we welcome the U.S.
decision," he adds. The U.S. government imposed economic sanctions on 14 branches of the National Oil Company of Libya, which Washington considers the main financial source of the regime. Of sanctions is exempt from the Arab Gulf Oil Company (AGOCA), the second largest state oil company owned Libyan National Oil Company of Libya, but operating in areas controlled by the CNT and is under the influence, according to the Treasury.
The rebels announced on April 5 its first independent export of crude from the fields under their control, presumably to Qatar. Meanwhile, the Qaddafi regime was forced to import oil. France and Italy in Rome on Tuesday demanded that the international community to stop buying crude to the regime of Gaddafi.
Oil production in Libya plummeted with the onset of the conflict. Before the war, the country exported 1.6 million barrels a day, an amount reduced by half after the start of clashes between opponents and Gaddafi's troops. Although oil has become expensive, the situation does not affect the global supply.
In addition, the rebels have received today an active aid to Italy on Monday promised. Italian military aircraft provided by the Government of Silvio Berlusconi for intervention on Libya have been the first armed mission. According to sources from the Defense Staff of Italy, at least one pair of Tornado fighters were the first to implement the mandate announced by Berlusconi.
The same sources said that the fighters are part of the apparatus arranged on the basis of Trapani Birgi (eastern Sicily) that the aircraft were fitted with a "precision weapons to attack targets selective." Italy began in March at the disposal of the international coalition seven walks and eight military aircraft, which then added four more aircraft, up to twelve.
At first, the Italian participation in the coalition expected to join the bombing, but Berlusconi on Monday announced a change of course as part of a role "more active" they asked both the National Transitional Council of Libya (CNT ) and NATO. 30,000 civilian casualties The announcement on the opening of their markets comes the same day that the U.S.
government stated that it considers difficult to estimate the number of civilians who have died in Libya since Muammar Gaddafi launched its bloody military campaign against rebels but believes that there could be 30,000 dead. The U.S. ambassador in Tripoli, Gene Cretz, located in Washington since the State Department suspended the operations of its representation in Libya, told reporters that he saw "figures ranging from 10,000 to 30,000 (dead)" .
"I do not think we will have more accurate figures until we have more experienced people on the ground," he said. While continuing to increase the number of victims in Libya, the Cuban president Fidel Castro has not hesitated to warn the third world countries that NATO could implement a military strategy based on military strikes against "any" of them, the same way it is now doing in Libyan soil with the aim of overthrowing the regime of Gaddafi.
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