Libya’s leader Muammar Gaddafi arrives to give television interviews at a hotel in Tripoli March 8, 2011.
With a female body guard standing behind, Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi arrives at the Rixos hotel in the capital Tripoli on March 8, 2011. Earlier in the day Kadhafi warned of dire consequences for North Africa and Europe if there was any Western interference in his country’s affairs, in a telephone conversation with the Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou.
An anti-Gaddafi rebel fires an anti-aircraft gun during clashes with pro-Qaddafi forces in Ras Lanuf March 8, 2011. Libyan government forces attacked rebels with rockets, tanks and warplanes on western and eastern fronts, intensifying their offensive to crush the revolt against Muammar Gaddafi.
Rebel fighters opposing Libyan ruler Moamer Kadhafi take cover from shells exploding nearby a few kilometers away from the north-central Libyan town of Bin Jawad on March 8, 2011.
RAS LANUF, LIBYA – MARCH 08: Libyan rebel soldiers are treated in an emergency room after being wounded on the frontline on March 8, 2011 near Ras Lanuf, Libya. Government troops loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi continued their counteroffensive, pushing rebels back east towards the strategic oil town of Ras Lanuf which the opposition had seized only days before.
RAS LANUF, LIBYA – MARCH 08: A rebel militiaman crawls while under fire on the frontline on March 8, 2011 near Ras Lanuf, Libya. Government troops loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi continued their counteroffensive, pushing rebels back east towards the strategic oil town of Ras Lanuf which the opposition had seized only days before.
An anti-Gaddafi rebel uses bullet cartridges to form the words “Free Libya” in Arabic and in English, at a check point in Ras Lanuf March 8, 2011. Libyan government forces attacked rebels with rockets, tanks and warplanes on western and eastern fronts, intensifying their offensive to crush the revolt against Muammar Gaddafi.
RAS LANUF, LIBYA – MARCH 08: A rebel soldier pushes towards the frontline as a truck burns after being destroyed by government soldiers on March 8, 2011 near Ras Lanuf, Libya. Government troops loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi continued their counteroffensive, pushing rebels back east towards the strategic oil town of Ras Lanuf which the opposition had seized only days before.
Anti-Gaddafi rebels atop a truck scan the area after hearing the sound of a military airplane, at a checkpoint in Ras Lanuf March 8, 2011. Libyan government forces attacked rebels with rockets, tanks and warplanes on western and eastern fronts, intensifying their offensive to crush the revolt against Muammar Gaddafi.
A bomb dropped by an airforce jet explodes next to Libyan rebel fighters gathering on the outskirts of the oil-rich town of Ras Lanuf on March 8, 2011.
Anti-Gaddafi rebels fire mortars during clashes with pro-Qaddafi forces near Ras Lanuf March 8, 2011. Libyan government troops, tanks and warplanes attacked rebels on the western and eastern fronts on Tuesday, pressing their campaign to crush an insurrection against Muammar Gaddafi. In the east, a swathe of which is under rebel control, air strikes targetted rebel positions behind the frontline around the oil town of Ras Lanuf on the Mediterranean coast.
Rebels pray in front of anti-aircraft gun in front of a refinery in Ras Lanuf March 8, 2011. Libyan government troops, tanks and warplanes attacked rebels on the western and eastern fronts on Tuesday, pressing their campaign to crush an insurrection against Muammar Gaddafi. In the east, a swathe of which is under rebel control, air strikes targetted rebel positions behind the frontline around the oil town of Ras Lanuf on the Mediterranean coast.
A rebel carries his weapon at a checkpoint in Ras Lanuf March 8, 2011. Libyan government troops, tanks and warplanes attacked rebels on the western and eastern fronts on Tuesday, pressing their campaign to crush an insurrection against Muammar Gaddafi. In the east, a swathe of which is under rebel control, air strikes targetted rebel positions behind the frontline around the oil town of Ras Lanuf on the Mediterranean coast.
A rebel mans an anti-aircraft gun in Ras Lanuf March 8, 2011. The flag which was used when Libya gained independence from Italy in 1951, has been used as a symbol of resistance against Libya’s leader Muammar Gaddafi in the recent protests. Libyan government troops, tanks and warplanes attacked rebels on the western and eastern fronts on Tuesday, pressing their campaign to crush an insurrection against Muammar Gaddafi.
An injured rebel sits in a pickup truck during a battle along the road between Ras Lanuf and Bin Jiwad March 8, 2011. Libyan government troops, tanks and warplanes attacked rebels on the western and eastern fronts on Tuesday, pressing their campaign to crush an insurrection against Muammar Gaddafi. In the east, a swathe of which is under rebel control, air strikes targetted rebel positions behind the frontline around the oil town of Ras Lanuf on the Mediterranean coast.
RAS LANUF, LIBYA – MARCH 08: A rebel militiaman is brought into a hospital after being seriously wounded on the frontline on March 8, 2011 near Ras Lanuf, Libya. Government troops loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi continued their counteroffensive, pushing rebels back east towards the strategic oil town of Ras Lanuf which the opposition had seized only days before.
Kami tidak berunding dengan orang yang menumpahkan darah rakyat Libya dan terus melakukannya – Mustafa Gheriani
Gaddafi under siege, Arab paper says
Gaddafi Sudah Terkepung Selepas Semua Bandar Utama jatuh Ke Tangan Pejuang
Embattled Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi is already under siege after losing strategically important oil-rich towns to revolutionary forces, according to an Arabic language newspaper.
A report published in Asharq al-Awsat says that the forces loyal to Gaddafi have lost control of almost all eastern cities, and the revolutionary forces control the strategic cities of Benghazi and Brega, the port of Ras Lanuf, and several other towns in the east.
The liberated east of the country is now settling down and moving forward, despite fierce battles between revolutionary and pro-regime forces in some cities, a Press TV correspondent reported.
In addition, the anti-regime forces are advancing westward and the revolutionary forces are still in control of Zawiyah, about 50 km (30 miles) west of the Libyan capital Tripoli.
The UN Security Council has recently imposed sanctions on the Libyan regime and has referred Gaddafi to the International Criminal Court.
The Libyan League For Human Rights says at least 6,000 people have been killed so far in Libya.
And the revolutionary council has rejected an offer from Gaddafi and his associates to negotiate an exit strategy.
“We are not negotiating with someone who spilled Libyan blood and continues to do so. Why would we trust the guy today?” Reuters quoted the council’s spokesman, Mustafa Gheriani, as saying.
The 30-member body was established in the eastern city of Benghazi by revolutionary forces following the liberation of several eastern cities.
The revolutionary council, headed by former justice minister Mustafa Abdel Jalil, who was among the first high-profile Libyan figures to defect from the Gaddafi regime following the brutal crackdown on opposition protesters, plans to lead the country to an election.
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