The rebels conquered the oil center of Ras Lanuf and launch a challenge: "We are ready to export oil in less than a week. We have already signed agreements with Qatar. " Meanwhile, Gaddafi called for an end of air strikes and launched a new appeal for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council. The request came this morning after the intense Allied bombing along the road connecting Ajbadiya, the strategic eastern town recaptured by insurgents yesterday, and Sirte, the hometown of the Rais.