Forces loyal to the Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi on Thursday with mortars bombarded the rebellious city of Misrata and the United States said a new ceasefire offer was not credible Tripoli. The Misrata bombing was the heaviest in several days and came as Western leaders at a summit meeting of G-8 in the French resort of Deauville is preparing to renew their determination to get Gadhafi of power.
Rebel spokesmen in Misrata, scene of some of the fiercest fighting in the conflict Libyan three months, said the mortar attacks killed three insurgents. Earlier, the sound of mortar explosions could be heard every few minutes on the northern outskirts of Misrata and ambulances came and went.
Sulem Al Faqih, one of the rebels, said the clashes began when rebels attacked the forces of Gadhafi who dug a trench with a bulldozer. "They shoot and move. They retreated and began firing mortars," he said. Spain said it was one of several European governments that received the proposal for immediate ceasefire Libyan Prime Minister Al-Baghdadi Ali Al Mahmoudi.
But the deputy national security adviser in the White House, Ben Rhodes, speaking at the G8 summit in Deauville, said the U.S. believed that the new cease-fire offer was credible because it was not accompanied by any action. Libya is not meeting the demands of the UN and its forces are still attacking the population centers, so the United States would continue the military campaign, told reporters.
Prime Minister Al-Mahmoudi told a news conference in Tripoli that the offer was based on a "road map" proposed by the African Union to resolve the conflict and does not include any mention of Gaddafi's future, a key issue . "Libya is serious about a ceasefire," he said. But he added: "The leader Moammar Gadhafi is the leader of the Libyan people.
He decides what he thinks the Libyan people. He is in the heart of the Libyan people. If you go, so will the Libyan people." The rebels want any government initiative include the output of Gaddafi as a first step 
Rebel spokesmen in Misrata, scene of some of the fiercest fighting in the conflict Libyan three months, said the mortar attacks killed three insurgents. Earlier, the sound of mortar explosions could be heard every few minutes on the northern outskirts of Misrata and ambulances came and went.
Sulem Al Faqih, one of the rebels, said the clashes began when rebels attacked the forces of Gadhafi who dug a trench with a bulldozer. "They shoot and move. They retreated and began firing mortars," he said. Spain said it was one of several European governments that received the proposal for immediate ceasefire Libyan Prime Minister Al-Baghdadi Ali Al Mahmoudi.
But the deputy national security adviser in the White House, Ben Rhodes, speaking at the G8 summit in Deauville, said the U.S. believed that the new cease-fire offer was credible because it was not accompanied by any action. Libya is not meeting the demands of the UN and its forces are still attacking the population centers, so the United States would continue the military campaign, told reporters.
Prime Minister Al-Mahmoudi told a news conference in Tripoli that the offer was based on a "road map" proposed by the African Union to resolve the conflict and does not include any mention of Gaddafi's future, a key issue . "Libya is serious about a ceasefire," he said. But he added: "The leader Moammar Gadhafi is the leader of the Libyan people.
He decides what he thinks the Libyan people. He is in the heart of the Libyan people. If you go, so will the Libyan people." The rebels want any government initiative include the output of Gaddafi as a first step
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