.- The U.S. government said today difficult to estimate the number of civilians who have died in Libya since Muammar Gadhafi launched its bloody military campaign against the rebels, but believes there could be up to 30 thousand victims. The U.S. ambassador to Tripoli, Gene Cretz, located in Washington since the State Department suspended the operations of its representation in Libya, told reporters it was "very difficult" to determine how many have been killed so far by the attacks Gadhafi forces loyal to the rebels.
The State Department has been, however, figures. "We've seen figures ranging from 10 thousand to 30 thousand (dead). I do not think we will have more accurate figures until we have more experienced people on the ground. It is very complicated," he said. In this way, the U.S. believes that it will take until the end of the conflict, which already lasts more than two months, to have a more accurate count of casualties.
"We continue to receive reports, including our contacts in Tripoli and the West, of bodies found on beaches. Just do not have any idea of the scope until you have completed" the conflict in Libya, he said. The ambassador said the Libyan leader and his forces have "no intention to stop the violence and bloodshed," it continued to commit "atrocities" in Misrata and Western communities, where Gadhafi apparently tries to deny food to population to surrender and abandon resistance.
Cretz account for their ratings to the analysis of Chris Stevens, sent the U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, sent on April 5 to Benghazi, the Libyan rebel stronghold, and has defined the National Transitional Council ( CNT) as a "political entity worthy of our support." But the ambassador said his country has not yet determined whether the CNT recognized as an official political party in Libya, as have France, Qatar and Italy, but admitted that the legal department is studying the legal and international obligations would lead to this step.
For now, the U.S. president, Barack Obama, has approved an aid "nonlethal" of up to $ 25 million in equipment for the Libyan opposition groups, including CNT, and has authorized the purchase of oil to the rebels U.S. firms. 
The State Department has been, however, figures. "We've seen figures ranging from 10 thousand to 30 thousand (dead). I do not think we will have more accurate figures until we have more experienced people on the ground. It is very complicated," he said. In this way, the U.S. believes that it will take until the end of the conflict, which already lasts more than two months, to have a more accurate count of casualties.
"We continue to receive reports, including our contacts in Tripoli and the West, of bodies found on beaches. Just do not have any idea of the scope until you have completed" the conflict in Libya, he said. The ambassador said the Libyan leader and his forces have "no intention to stop the violence and bloodshed," it continued to commit "atrocities" in Misrata and Western communities, where Gadhafi apparently tries to deny food to population to surrender and abandon resistance.
Cretz account for their ratings to the analysis of Chris Stevens, sent the U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, sent on April 5 to Benghazi, the Libyan rebel stronghold, and has defined the National Transitional Council ( CNT) as a "political entity worthy of our support." But the ambassador said his country has not yet determined whether the CNT recognized as an official political party in Libya, as have France, Qatar and Italy, but admitted that the legal department is studying the legal and international obligations would lead to this step.
For now, the U.S. president, Barack Obama, has approved an aid "nonlethal" of up to $ 25 million in equipment for the Libyan opposition groups, including CNT, and has authorized the purchase of oil to the rebels U.S. firms.
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