NATO apologizes in second place. He expressed his regret for the victims of 'friendly fire' of Brega on Wednesday the NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen. The statement comes a few hours after the deputy commander of the mission 'Unified Protector' in Libya, Rear Admiral Russ Harding: "I do not apologize because until then we had not seen any tank-led insurgents." "Today - he explained - we have documentary evidence of tanks attacking civilians, as we know that they are used civilians as human shields and that the army of Gaddafi is positioning tanks near mosques and schools, to prevent their bombarded with us.
" But the action in Libya should be intensified. A coalition is asking the Council to the transitional national Libya. Its leader, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, will meet Tuesday in Rome, Foreign Minister Franco Frattini and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. "Gaddafi's forces approached, and can break up Benghazi.
The Council asks us to intervene so that NATO strikes from the sky, "said foreign ministry spokesman, Maurizio Massari, the newspaper Il Corriere della Sera. The Alliance could not agree and ask Italy to take part in the bombing. Meanwhile, rebels reject the mediation of Turkey. Turkish Prime Minister yesterday (Read the news) reiterated that Ankara is working on a 'road map' for peace in Libya.
The plan, as stated, provides for a ceasefire and the withdrawal of government forces from some cities. But a spokesman for the insurgents Libya has in fact rejected by the intercession of Prime Minister Erdogan and turkish Eyyp reiterated that the interim National Council, the body that controls the country is not willing to negotiate with Muammar Gaddafi.
"We respect the position of the turkish people but we do not believe that Erdogan's position reflects that of the turkish people," said Ahmad Bani statements in Arabic satellite broadcaster Al Arabiya. Erdogan "has probably expressed his personal interest." This morning, the commander of the armed forces of the insurgents, Abdel Fattah Younis, cited by al-Jazeera TV has revealed that he had received "anti-tank weapons" from Qatar.
This is the first admission by the rebels on the supply of weapons by a foreign country. 18:17 - Minister Frattini will report on Tuesday Libya's foreign minister, Franco Frattini, will be heard Tuesday by the Foreign Affairs Committees of the House and Senate on the situation in Libya.
17:59 - Rebel fighters away from the offensive measures would have dismissed the militants in Misurata. "Gaddafi's forces were pushed back down." The rebels refer to the same news agency Reuters. 17.11 - Arriving in Milan, a Libyan plane with 25 wounded will arrive late this evening in Milan today a plane carrying 25 wounded during clashes Libyans.
Will be treated in Lombardy, as requested by the Foreign Minister, Franco Frattini, on behalf of the government. Serious injuries, fractures or burns. Four of them will go to San Gerardo di Monza, and to many Riuniti di Bergamo. The other hand will remain in Milan: the Niguarda and five other couples in San Paolo, San Carlo, Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Humanitas and San Raffaele.
16:28 - arrival at Rome 86 Tunisian children under age 86 arrived in Fiumicino Tunisian landed on Lampedusa in recent days. Came from Catania, will be guests of six communities: two in Rome, the other in different parts of Lazio. 16:26 - Rebels: "We do not want apologies from NATO, but more commonly" We have never demanded an apology from the NATO, but only an explanation, "he told Agence France Presse all''Agence 'Shamseddin Abdelmolah, a spokesman for the National Transitional Council in Libya.
"We do not question the good faith of the Alliance," he added, "It seems there is a break in communications, perhaps because of the conditions on the ground that has made sure that the position of our tanks were not made known to NATO ". 16.05 - Vehicles rebels painted pink to avoid 'friendly fire' Libyan insurgents have found a solution to prevent new cases of 'friendly fire' in Libya: a bright pink paint of the roof of their vehicles.
15.02 - Attack of the militiamen at the entrance to Ajdabiya Gaddafi's forces had fired several mortars at the western entrance of Ajdabiya, forcing the insurgents to retreat in the city center. 14. 51 - Head of the Libyan Cnt Frattini met Tuesday in Rome, New meeting between the Italian foreign minister and the interim National Council in Libya.
This time it will Abdel Jalil Mustafa, head of the CNT, in Rome on Tuesday to meet with Minister Frattini and Prime Minister Berlusconi. The Foreign Ministry is working so Jalil meetings in the capital the other top state offices. 14:41 - NATO Secretary-General expresses regret for the victims 'friendly fire' to Brega The NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen has expressed his regret at the deaths caused by 'friendly fire' yesterday on a column of rebels at Brega.
The Rasmussen's statement this morning that balances the deputy commander of the mission 'Unified Protector' in Libya, Rear Admiral Russ Harding: "I do not apologize because until then we had not seen any tank-led insurgents." 12:56 - La Russa: "Government will decide whether to change the mission in Libya" "We have always followed the line of prudence and moderation, and will continue to do so." The Minister of Defense Ignazio La Russa commented on the possibility that Italy is known to alter its mission in Libya, taking part in the bombing.
"And anyway, are decisions that do not take alone, but together with all the government and in obedience to the address you gave the Parliament," added the minister. 12.45 - two Russian journalists arrested by the rebels The Russian newspaper 'Komsomolskaya Pravda' reported that two of its journalists were arrested by the rebels in the Libyan city of Ajdabiya.
Russia has always been critical of the military mission to Libya to help the insurgents. 12:27 - Libyan dissident asks Italy Italy arms for the rebels "should also help militarily," the Libyan insurgents. The AGI news agency said the Libyan dissident, Salem Bunuara, that the rebels are currently in trouble because of "their inexperience on the tactical level and the lack of heavy weapons." Bunuara hopes "that our allies do more of the international coalition" to support the insurgents.
11:41 - Gaddafi's attempt to join forces to measure "They tried to enter the city from the east, a very popular area called Eqseer. According to the spokesperson of the rebels Hassan al Misrata Reuters, Gaddafi's forces are entering the city of Misurata. Several clashes with insurgents there were in the streets and people are starting to flee.
11:39 - Born, fluid situation, no deadlock "no deadlock" in Libya, has taken over from its part, the spokesman Oana Lungescu. "On the contrary, the international community is moving forward to find a political solution." The Alliance continues its military operations, but "we know that in Libya there can be no military solution alone," said the spokesman, noting that Wednesday in Qatar will host the second meeting of the Contact Group on Libya which will also take part the NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
"You can not talk of stalemate: the international community is united and determined to seek a political solution that will be only with the ceasefire and the immediate transition to democracy," said Lungescu. Referring to the intervention of General Ham, Admiral Harding said that in the last two days between the cities of Brega and Ajdibiya there were still coming and going between the rebels and the troops pro-Gaddafi.
"If someone wants to define this as an impasse, can do it, but I can say is that the situation is fluid, and it is a relatively small area." 11:28 - Pressing NATO to begin bombing Italy for Italy could be called upon to change its participation in the NATO mission in Libya, including the execution of the bombing.
A request to this effect came from the Transitional Council of the rebels in Benghazi, which have called our representative in Cyrenaica, Guido De Sancits, along with British and French colleagues. The three were incontrari with Ali al-Isawia, head of external relations. "The three have been told that Gaddafi's forces approached, and can break up Benghazi.
The Council asks us to intervene so that NATO strikes from the sky, "confirmed Foreign Ministry spokesman, Maurizio Massari, as reported by Corriere della Sera. The newspaper said that the secretary of NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, has sounded out last night the Foreign Minister, Franco Frattini, on the subject.
As for the U.S., have always made it clear that the burden of operations had to be mostly European, the newspaper reminds. 11:26 - NATO Harding: "I do not apologize for friendly fire" "I do not apologize because until then we had not seen any tank-led insurgents." Rear Admiral Russ Harding, Deputy Commander of the Unified Protector mission in Libya, said that the incident happened last Wednesday at Brega.
"Today - he explains - we have documentary evidence of tanks attacking civilians, as we know that they are used civilians as human shields and that the army of Gaddafi is positioning tanks near mosques and schools, to prevent them from being bombarded from us. " To those who question whether better communication with the rebel forces could prevent incidents like this, Harding argues that "is not our task.
Our mission, as stated in resolution 1973, is to protect civilians. " In this regard, the admiral said that "if the rebels threaten the civilian population, will intervene." 11.01 - Mission to the UN to monitor human rights violations A UN mission will start next Sunday for Libya to check for possible human rights violations in the field.
This was announced by the Head of Mission Cherif Bassiouni. "We will not make public our agenda for security reasons. The only sure thing is that we will leave Sunday and return at the end of the month. " 10.40 - meeting Monday in Brussels Rasmussen Ashton-The NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will meet Monday in Brussels the High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy European Union, Catherine Ashton, to talk about Libya, under the "regular contacts "between the Alliance and the EU.
Broke the news of the NATO spokesman, Oana Lungescu, reporting that Ashton Rasmussen called the meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Alliance on 14 and 15 in Berlin. On the 13th, announced the same spokesman, the Secretary General of NATO will instead be in Doha, Qatar, for the first meeting of the Contact Group on Libya born on 29 March at a conference in London.
10:24 - Rebels control Ajdabiya The insurgents still control the Libyan city of Ajdabiya, in the east, following the flight of thousands of civilians and rebels after rumors of an imminent attack by troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi. This was stated by a journalist from Agence France-Presse yesterday, according to which there has been a true due to their stampede caused by panic attacks with Grad missiles Insurgents have thought it was the imminent arrival of the regular army on the outskirts of the city and have preferred withdraw to the north in the direction of Benghazi.
Today the city is deserted. The front line, and witnesses say the rebels, would be situated somewhere between Ajdabiya and the site of Brega oil, 80 km further west, where one week you experience the most violent fighting. Yesterday in the same area bombing of NATO aircraft killed at least four people, two insurgents and two doctors. 
" But the action in Libya should be intensified. A coalition is asking the Council to the transitional national Libya. Its leader, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, will meet Tuesday in Rome, Foreign Minister Franco Frattini and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. "Gaddafi's forces approached, and can break up Benghazi.
The Council asks us to intervene so that NATO strikes from the sky, "said foreign ministry spokesman, Maurizio Massari, the newspaper Il Corriere della Sera. The Alliance could not agree and ask Italy to take part in the bombing. Meanwhile, rebels reject the mediation of Turkey. Turkish Prime Minister yesterday (Read the news) reiterated that Ankara is working on a 'road map' for peace in Libya.
The plan, as stated, provides for a ceasefire and the withdrawal of government forces from some cities. But a spokesman for the insurgents Libya has in fact rejected by the intercession of Prime Minister Erdogan and turkish Eyyp reiterated that the interim National Council, the body that controls the country is not willing to negotiate with Muammar Gaddafi.
"We respect the position of the turkish people but we do not believe that Erdogan's position reflects that of the turkish people," said Ahmad Bani statements in Arabic satellite broadcaster Al Arabiya. Erdogan "has probably expressed his personal interest." This morning, the commander of the armed forces of the insurgents, Abdel Fattah Younis, cited by al-Jazeera TV has revealed that he had received "anti-tank weapons" from Qatar.
This is the first admission by the rebels on the supply of weapons by a foreign country. 18:17 - Minister Frattini will report on Tuesday Libya's foreign minister, Franco Frattini, will be heard Tuesday by the Foreign Affairs Committees of the House and Senate on the situation in Libya.
17:59 - Rebel fighters away from the offensive measures would have dismissed the militants in Misurata. "Gaddafi's forces were pushed back down." The rebels refer to the same news agency Reuters. 17.11 - Arriving in Milan, a Libyan plane with 25 wounded will arrive late this evening in Milan today a plane carrying 25 wounded during clashes Libyans.
Will be treated in Lombardy, as requested by the Foreign Minister, Franco Frattini, on behalf of the government. Serious injuries, fractures or burns. Four of them will go to San Gerardo di Monza, and to many Riuniti di Bergamo. The other hand will remain in Milan: the Niguarda and five other couples in San Paolo, San Carlo, Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Humanitas and San Raffaele.
16:28 - arrival at Rome 86 Tunisian children under age 86 arrived in Fiumicino Tunisian landed on Lampedusa in recent days. Came from Catania, will be guests of six communities: two in Rome, the other in different parts of Lazio. 16:26 - Rebels: "We do not want apologies from NATO, but more commonly" We have never demanded an apology from the NATO, but only an explanation, "he told Agence France Presse all''Agence 'Shamseddin Abdelmolah, a spokesman for the National Transitional Council in Libya.
"We do not question the good faith of the Alliance," he added, "It seems there is a break in communications, perhaps because of the conditions on the ground that has made sure that the position of our tanks were not made known to NATO ". 16.05 - Vehicles rebels painted pink to avoid 'friendly fire' Libyan insurgents have found a solution to prevent new cases of 'friendly fire' in Libya: a bright pink paint of the roof of their vehicles.
15.02 - Attack of the militiamen at the entrance to Ajdabiya Gaddafi's forces had fired several mortars at the western entrance of Ajdabiya, forcing the insurgents to retreat in the city center. 14. 51 - Head of the Libyan Cnt Frattini met Tuesday in Rome, New meeting between the Italian foreign minister and the interim National Council in Libya.
This time it will Abdel Jalil Mustafa, head of the CNT, in Rome on Tuesday to meet with Minister Frattini and Prime Minister Berlusconi. The Foreign Ministry is working so Jalil meetings in the capital the other top state offices. 14:41 - NATO Secretary-General expresses regret for the victims 'friendly fire' to Brega The NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen has expressed his regret at the deaths caused by 'friendly fire' yesterday on a column of rebels at Brega.
The Rasmussen's statement this morning that balances the deputy commander of the mission 'Unified Protector' in Libya, Rear Admiral Russ Harding: "I do not apologize because until then we had not seen any tank-led insurgents." 12:56 - La Russa: "Government will decide whether to change the mission in Libya" "We have always followed the line of prudence and moderation, and will continue to do so." The Minister of Defense Ignazio La Russa commented on the possibility that Italy is known to alter its mission in Libya, taking part in the bombing.
"And anyway, are decisions that do not take alone, but together with all the government and in obedience to the address you gave the Parliament," added the minister. 12.45 - two Russian journalists arrested by the rebels The Russian newspaper 'Komsomolskaya Pravda' reported that two of its journalists were arrested by the rebels in the Libyan city of Ajdabiya.
Russia has always been critical of the military mission to Libya to help the insurgents. 12:27 - Libyan dissident asks Italy Italy arms for the rebels "should also help militarily," the Libyan insurgents. The AGI news agency said the Libyan dissident, Salem Bunuara, that the rebels are currently in trouble because of "their inexperience on the tactical level and the lack of heavy weapons." Bunuara hopes "that our allies do more of the international coalition" to support the insurgents.
11:41 - Gaddafi's attempt to join forces to measure "They tried to enter the city from the east, a very popular area called Eqseer. According to the spokesperson of the rebels Hassan al Misrata Reuters, Gaddafi's forces are entering the city of Misurata. Several clashes with insurgents there were in the streets and people are starting to flee.
11:39 - Born, fluid situation, no deadlock "no deadlock" in Libya, has taken over from its part, the spokesman Oana Lungescu. "On the contrary, the international community is moving forward to find a political solution." The Alliance continues its military operations, but "we know that in Libya there can be no military solution alone," said the spokesman, noting that Wednesday in Qatar will host the second meeting of the Contact Group on Libya which will also take part the NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
"You can not talk of stalemate: the international community is united and determined to seek a political solution that will be only with the ceasefire and the immediate transition to democracy," said Lungescu. Referring to the intervention of General Ham, Admiral Harding said that in the last two days between the cities of Brega and Ajdibiya there were still coming and going between the rebels and the troops pro-Gaddafi.
"If someone wants to define this as an impasse, can do it, but I can say is that the situation is fluid, and it is a relatively small area." 11:28 - Pressing NATO to begin bombing Italy for Italy could be called upon to change its participation in the NATO mission in Libya, including the execution of the bombing.
A request to this effect came from the Transitional Council of the rebels in Benghazi, which have called our representative in Cyrenaica, Guido De Sancits, along with British and French colleagues. The three were incontrari with Ali al-Isawia, head of external relations. "The three have been told that Gaddafi's forces approached, and can break up Benghazi.
The Council asks us to intervene so that NATO strikes from the sky, "confirmed Foreign Ministry spokesman, Maurizio Massari, as reported by Corriere della Sera. The newspaper said that the secretary of NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, has sounded out last night the Foreign Minister, Franco Frattini, on the subject.
As for the U.S., have always made it clear that the burden of operations had to be mostly European, the newspaper reminds. 11:26 - NATO Harding: "I do not apologize for friendly fire" "I do not apologize because until then we had not seen any tank-led insurgents." Rear Admiral Russ Harding, Deputy Commander of the Unified Protector mission in Libya, said that the incident happened last Wednesday at Brega.
"Today - he explains - we have documentary evidence of tanks attacking civilians, as we know that they are used civilians as human shields and that the army of Gaddafi is positioning tanks near mosques and schools, to prevent them from being bombarded from us. " To those who question whether better communication with the rebel forces could prevent incidents like this, Harding argues that "is not our task.
Our mission, as stated in resolution 1973, is to protect civilians. " In this regard, the admiral said that "if the rebels threaten the civilian population, will intervene." 11.01 - Mission to the UN to monitor human rights violations A UN mission will start next Sunday for Libya to check for possible human rights violations in the field.
This was announced by the Head of Mission Cherif Bassiouni. "We will not make public our agenda for security reasons. The only sure thing is that we will leave Sunday and return at the end of the month. " 10.40 - meeting Monday in Brussels Rasmussen Ashton-The NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will meet Monday in Brussels the High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy European Union, Catherine Ashton, to talk about Libya, under the "regular contacts "between the Alliance and the EU.
Broke the news of the NATO spokesman, Oana Lungescu, reporting that Ashton Rasmussen called the meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Alliance on 14 and 15 in Berlin. On the 13th, announced the same spokesman, the Secretary General of NATO will instead be in Doha, Qatar, for the first meeting of the Contact Group on Libya born on 29 March at a conference in London.
10:24 - Rebels control Ajdabiya The insurgents still control the Libyan city of Ajdabiya, in the east, following the flight of thousands of civilians and rebels after rumors of an imminent attack by troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi. This was stated by a journalist from Agence France-Presse yesterday, according to which there has been a true due to their stampede caused by panic attacks with Grad missiles Insurgents have thought it was the imminent arrival of the regular army on the outskirts of the city and have preferred withdraw to the north in the direction of Benghazi.
Today the city is deserted. The front line, and witnesses say the rebels, would be situated somewhere between Ajdabiya and the site of Brega oil, 80 km further west, where one week you experience the most violent fighting. Yesterday in the same area bombing of NATO aircraft killed at least four people, two insurgents and two doctors.
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