.- France expelled 14 Libyan diplomats Friday to loyal to the government of Moammar Gadhafi, while Amnesty International reported that Libyan forces could be accused of war crimes in the besieged city of Misrata. France, United States, Britain and others are trying to go beyond the bombing campaign against the troops of Gadhafi and find new ways of supporting the rebels who control eastern.
The bombings and the imposition of a no-fly zone, both designed to protect civilians, have not prevented a large number of people died in attacks by the Government in a few pockets of resistance in the West, especially in Misrata besieged cities and Zinta. Amnesty International said Friday that indiscriminate attacks Misrata, where Gadhafi troops have used snipers and artillery cluster bombs against civilian areas, could be considered war crimes.
"The scale of the relentless attacks we have seen by the Gadhafi forces to intimidate the residents of Misrata for more than two months is truly horrifying, "said Donatella Rovera, Amnesty International consultant in Libya." It shows a total disregard for the lives of ordinary people and is a clear violation of international humanitarian law, "he added.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) evacuated 100 people from Misrata thousand boat Wednesday on a government bombing that killed five people. In Geneva, IOM spokeswoman Jemini Pandya of the spoke of a "life or death operation where every minute count." The agency, he said, is deeply concerned by a group of about 40,000 Chadians in the Libyan town Gatroun in the south, it is believed that the majority are women and children who are in a "desperate and miserable." People are telling us that these immigrants do not have food, water, shelter or sanitation (...) Our fear is that after so many weeks and such temperatures may not survive much longer, "he said.
A French diplomatic source said the decision to expel 14 Libyan diplomats was taken some time, "but there was a process to follow." Many of these people were using their diplomatic status as a cover, "said the source, not declined to be identified. A coalition of Western and Arab countries on Thursday agreed to provide millions of dollars to help the Libyan rebels to maintain services and the economy going and try to overthrow Gaddafi, in power since 1969.
The National Transitional Council, based in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, said he needs up to 3,000 million dollars. The World Food Programme of the UN estimates that Libya has food for a maximum of six or eight weeks and warned that the situation is particularly serious in the east controlled by insurgents.
During a Contact Group meeting held in Libya on Thursday in Rome, Kuwait offered $ 180 million to the rebels and Qatar promised between 400 and 500 million. A U.S. official said Washington is considering releasing more than $ 150 million for humanitarian and France stated that it was evaluating its contribution.
Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton said Washington would try to relieve some of the nearly 30 billion dollars in frozen Libyan assets in the state in the United States to help the rebel movement. On Friday, Russia warned the group not try to overshadow the authority of the UN Security, which has imposed sanctions on Libya and authorized the use of force specifically to protect civilians.
These sanctions prevent both the rebels and the government raise money by selling oil in the international market. The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, said the group is trying to "take a leadership role in determining the international community's policy in relation to Libya" and that it should stop worrying about fighting, not taking positions.
NATO said its aircraft conducted 57 missions of attack on Thursday against ammunition dumps, tanks, armored vehicles, rocket launchers and a sophisticated communications Zinta or around Sirte, Brega, Mizdah, and Lanuf Misrata. Libyan state television said coalition aircraft bombed Mizdah, 190 kilometers south of Tripoli, during Friday prayers and "hit civilian and military targets." 
The bombings and the imposition of a no-fly zone, both designed to protect civilians, have not prevented a large number of people died in attacks by the Government in a few pockets of resistance in the West, especially in Misrata besieged cities and Zinta. Amnesty International said Friday that indiscriminate attacks Misrata, where Gadhafi troops have used snipers and artillery cluster bombs against civilian areas, could be considered war crimes.
"The scale of the relentless attacks we have seen by the Gadhafi forces to intimidate the residents of Misrata for more than two months is truly horrifying, "said Donatella Rovera, Amnesty International consultant in Libya." It shows a total disregard for the lives of ordinary people and is a clear violation of international humanitarian law, "he added.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) evacuated 100 people from Misrata thousand boat Wednesday on a government bombing that killed five people. In Geneva, IOM spokeswoman Jemini Pandya of the spoke of a "life or death operation where every minute count." The agency, he said, is deeply concerned by a group of about 40,000 Chadians in the Libyan town Gatroun in the south, it is believed that the majority are women and children who are in a "desperate and miserable." People are telling us that these immigrants do not have food, water, shelter or sanitation (...) Our fear is that after so many weeks and such temperatures may not survive much longer, "he said.
A French diplomatic source said the decision to expel 14 Libyan diplomats was taken some time, "but there was a process to follow." Many of these people were using their diplomatic status as a cover, "said the source, not declined to be identified. A coalition of Western and Arab countries on Thursday agreed to provide millions of dollars to help the Libyan rebels to maintain services and the economy going and try to overthrow Gaddafi, in power since 1969.
The National Transitional Council, based in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, said he needs up to 3,000 million dollars. The World Food Programme of the UN estimates that Libya has food for a maximum of six or eight weeks and warned that the situation is particularly serious in the east controlled by insurgents.
During a Contact Group meeting held in Libya on Thursday in Rome, Kuwait offered $ 180 million to the rebels and Qatar promised between 400 and 500 million. A U.S. official said Washington is considering releasing more than $ 150 million for humanitarian and France stated that it was evaluating its contribution.
Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton said Washington would try to relieve some of the nearly 30 billion dollars in frozen Libyan assets in the state in the United States to help the rebel movement. On Friday, Russia warned the group not try to overshadow the authority of the UN Security, which has imposed sanctions on Libya and authorized the use of force specifically to protect civilians.
These sanctions prevent both the rebels and the government raise money by selling oil in the international market. The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, said the group is trying to "take a leadership role in determining the international community's policy in relation to Libya" and that it should stop worrying about fighting, not taking positions.
NATO said its aircraft conducted 57 missions of attack on Thursday against ammunition dumps, tanks, armored vehicles, rocket launchers and a sophisticated communications Zinta or around Sirte, Brega, Mizdah, and Lanuf Misrata. Libyan state television said coalition aircraft bombed Mizdah, 190 kilometers south of Tripoli, during Friday prayers and "hit civilian and military targets."
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