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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Eksentrik seorang Muammar Gaddafi




BEKAS Presiden Amerika Syarikat (AS), Ronald Reagan pernah menggelar lelaki itu, anjing gila dari Timur Tengah, manakala Presiden Sudan, Gaafar Nimeiry pula menggelarkannya sebagai lelaki dengan dua personaliti, tetapi kedua-duanya adalah jahat.

Dengan riak wajah yang bengis diiringi renungan tajam yang menggerunkan, gelaran-gelaran tersebut hakikatnya bukanlah asing untuk Pemimpin Libya, Muammar Gaddafi. Namun, gelaran bersifat antagonis itu sebenarnya banyak disumbangkan oleh ideologi, gaya kepimpinan, kelantangan bersuara, kekejaman dan seterusnya kerakusan hati seorang pemimpin dunia.

Memimpin sebuah negara yang kaya dengan sumber minyak di utara Afrika selama 42 tahun, tempoh tersebut mungkin terlalu lama untuk Gaddafi.

Atas sebab itulah, apabila negara-negara Arab bergolak dengan kebangkitan rakyat bermula di Tunisia, Jordan dan Mesir, tempias kemarahan rakyat kepada pemerintahan yang terus memewahkan Gaddafi turut melanda pemimpin itu sejak 15 Februari lalu.

Jika rakyat Mesir hanya memerlukan 14 hari untuk menumbangkan Presiden Hosni Mubarak, ternyata dengan kekuatan tentera dan sokongan padu penyokong kuatnya, pemimpin berusia 69 tahun itu tidak mudah mengangkat bendera putih.

Penggunaan kuasa tentera oleh Gaddafi menyaksikan empat hari lalu, Majlis Keselamatan Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (PBB) yang diketuai AS dan sekutunya Britain dan Perancis membenarkan serangan dari laut dan udara atas alasan untuk melindungi penduduk awam Libya.

Lampu hijau PBB itu sejak Sabtu lalu menyebabkan peluru berpandu canggih Tomahawk mula menerjah bumi Libya. Terbaru, bedilan demi bedilan peluru berpandu AS dan sekutunya turut meranapkan kediaman tiga tingkat yang dihuni Gaddafi.


KEPALA seekor kambing digantungkan pada hujung muncung sebuah kereta kebal milik tentera Gaddafi yang dimusnahkan pemberontak dalam satu serangan di sebuah lokasi di Benghazi dan Ajdabiyah.


“Ia pengeboman yang kejam,” ujar jurucakap kerajaan Libya, Mussa Ibrahim yang mengutuk serangan itu sambil menegaskan ia bertentangan dengan kenyataan AS dan Barat yang menyatakan tidak akan menjadikan lokasi itu sebagai sasaran. Enggan mendedahkan lanjut lokasi persembunyian Gaddafi, Mussa turut tidak menyatakan sama ada pemimpin tersebut berada di kediaman itu semasa pengeboman tersebut.

Apa yang pasti, kebangkitan rakyat sendiri diketuai pemimpin pembangkang, kemarahan dunia dan serangan demi serangan AS dan sekutunya meletakkan nasib Gaddafi kini bagaikan telur di hujung tanduk.

Meraih sokongan

Ia sama sekali bertentangan dengan zaman kegemilangan yang pernah dikecapi oleh Gaddafi. Menurut Ketua Jabatan Sains Politik Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM), Dr. Tunku Mohar Tunku Mohd. Mokhtar, pada tahun 1970-an semasa kebangkitan dunia Islam di Asia Barat, Gaddafi pernah disanjung sebagai seorang hero.

Dengan kelantangannya memberi sokongan terhadap perjuangan menentang Israel dalam membela penindasan terhadap penduduk Palestin, Gaddafi meraih bukan sedikit sokongan masyarakat Islam.

Dilahirkan di dalam khemah puak Badwi berdekatan Sirt pada tahun 1942, dia mendapat pendidikan seperti kanak-kanak lain di sekolah Islam.

Memasuki Akademi Tentera Libya pada tahun 1961, kekecewaan dengan kepimpinan dunia Arab yang dimalukan oleh Israel menyebabkan Gaddafi mempunyai ideologi tersendiri.

Impian pegawai tentera muda itu ketika itu mahu menyatukan dunia Arab dalam satu perikatan dan menyingkirkan sistem pemerintahan monarki Libya di bawah Raja Idris.

Mengetuai sekumpulan pegawai tentera muda yang sarat dengan semangat juang ketika itu, Gaddafi berjaya merampas kuasa membentuk Republik Arab Libya.


KONVOI terdiri daripada 18 trak yang membawa bantuan kemanusiaan ke Benghazi melepasi sebuah kereta kebal tentera Libya.


“Penghasilan sebuah buku bertajuk The Green Book pada tahun 1975 oleh Gaddafi yang menyatakan inspirasi beliau mengenai demokrasi, ekonomi dan sosial sebuah negara Islam membolehkan Gaddafi mendapat pujian ramai,” ujar Tunku Mohar ketika dihubungi.

Sementara itu, Pakar Sains Politik Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Prof. Dr. Jayum A. Jawan menyatakan, Gaddafi menjadi hero di mata penduduknya dan dunia apabila menjadikan AS sebagai musuh ketat pada awal pemerintahannya.

“Gaddafi seorang pemimpin yang bijaksana. Selepas menyingkirkan pemerintahan diraja melalui satu revolusi ketenteraan dan berjaya membentuk Republik Arab Libya, Gaddafi menjadikan AS sebagai musuh ketat. Ia menjadi satu ideologi yang sangat berjaya menyatukan penduduk Libya yang berpuak-puak,” ujar beliau.

Bagaimanapun, katanya mungkin selepas empat dekad, Gaddafi yang dikenali rakyatnya dan dunia merupakan individu yang berbeza.

Salah guna kuasa

Ujar Tunku Mohar, Gaddafi ialah seorang pemimpin yang eksentrik dan mempunyai keyakinan yang sangat tinggi selain sentiasa mengekalkan semangat Badwi.

Namun, selepas tekanan dunia apabila dikaitkan dengan pengeboman pesawat Pan Am Flight 103 yang membunuh 270 orang pada tahun 1988 di Lockerbie, Scotland, ia menjadi titik tolak kepada perubahan pendekatan dasar luar lelaki itu yang juga dipanggil Kolonel Gaddafi.

Nada keras Gaddafi tidaklah sekuat dahulu, walaupun adakalanya tetap sinis terhadap dunia Barat.

Bahkan, Gaddafi juga mula menunjukkan belangnya mengenai pemerintahannya yang lebih kepada sekularisme dan tidak pro Islamik.

“Walaupun The Green Book memperlihatkan perjuangan Gaddafi sebagai seorang pemimpin Islam, tetapi retorik keagamaan yang dibawa Gaddafi sukar dibendung kerana sifat penyalahgunaan kuasa, kekejaman, mengumpul kemewahan dan kaki perempuan semakin terserlah.

“Malah, dalam setiap programnya di luar negara, Gaddafi tanpa segan silu meminta sekurang-kurangnya seorang wanita untuk berdamping dengannya,” ungkap Tunku Mohar yang menjelaskan lagi gaya eksentrik Gaddafi.


SERANGAN bertalu-talu tentera AS dan sekutunya ke atas kubu tentera Gaddafi di sebuah lokasi antara Benghazi dan Ajdabiyah di Libya.


Pemimpin itu sendiri menubuhkan satu batalion yang terdiri daripada pengawal peribadi wanita yang digelar media Barat sebagai Amazonian Guard untuk menjaga keselamatannya.

Menambahkan keanehan sikap Gaddafi, selain dipilih sendiri oleh dirinya, anggota pasukan pengawal itu juga haruslah masih dara.

Kemuncak kepada kemarahan rakyat, apabila pada saat rakyatnya hidup dalam kemiskinan, kadar pengangguran yang tinggi, Gaddafi didapati memiliki harta berjumlah AS$60 bilion (RM182.64 bilion).

“Walaupun ini mungkin satu alasan kepada AS dan sekutunya membalas dendam kepada kelantangan dan kekejaman Gaddafi, bagaimanapun kebangkitan rakyat menentang pemerintahan pemimpin itu memang tidak boleh disangkal lagi.

“Selama empat dekad pemerintahannya, rakyat Libya telah dididik dengan ideologi Gaddafi termasuk silibus khas The Green Book dan bahasa Inggeris dikeluarkan daripada mata pelajaran di sekolah.

“Bagaimanapun, apabila dunia semakin moden, pendedahan rakyat Libya terhadap media seperti Al-Jazeera serta Internet akhirnya membuka mata mereka untuk melawan Gaddafi,” kata seorang penganalisis politik tempatan.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Gaddafi diberi tempoh 72 jam untuk meninggalkan Libya

This video image taken from Libyan state television broadcast on Wednesday March 9, 2011 shows Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi addressing supporters in Tripoli, Libya.

This video image taken from Libyan state television broadcast on Wednesday March 9, 2011 shows Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi addressing supporters in Tripoli, Libya. LIBYA OUT, TV OUT.

Pejuang memberi tempoh 72 jam kepada Diktator Gaddafi Untuk Berambus atau mati ditangan Pejuang

Gaddafi given 72 hours ultimatum

Jika beliau meninggalkan Libya dalam masa 72 jam ini dan berhenti dari pengeboman, kita sebagai rakyat Libya akan berhenti dari mengejarnya sebagai penjenayah..

Revolutionary forces in Libya have given ruler Muammar Gaddafi 72 hours to quit and leave the country as he remains defiant and orders his forces to escalate their attacks on the civilians.

The Libyan National Council, recently established by opposition forces and headed by former Justice Minister Mustafa Abdel Jalil, has delivered an ultimatum to Gaddafi and his associates to leave the North African country, a Press TV correspondent reported.

“If he leaves Libya immediately, during 72 hours and stops the bombardment, we as Libyans will step back from pursuing him for crimes,” Abdel Jalil said.

The ultimatum report comes as Libyan forces loyal to Gaddafi, using tanks, rockets and warplanes, are stepping up a campaign to root out revolutionaries while most of the eastern cities have fallen in control of oppositions.

Meanwhile, Beleaguered Gaddafi said on Wednesday that he will not quit, describing members of the opposition National Libyan Council as traitors.

He blamed the revolution against his rule on foreigners, saying foreign elements brainwashed Libyan youngsters to turn against their country.

The embattled ruler further pointed out that anti-regime protesters belong to al-Qaeda and have come from abroad.

“These elements are completely hopeless; there is no way with them. It’s a small group from Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt and Palestine who entered cities, they entered Zintan, Zawiyah and Benghazi,” he said.

Pro-Gaddafi forces escalated aerial attacks on Zawiyah, just 48 kilometers (30 miles) west of the Libyan capital Tripoli on Tuesday and tanks surrounding the city shelled homes from the outskirts, killing unarmed civilians.PressTV

Gaddafi sedia berundur



SEBUTIR bom digugurkan dari sebuah jet pejuang tentera Muammar Gaddafi di bandar Ras Lanuf, Libya semalam.

TRIPOLI – Diktator Libya, Muammar Gaddafi memberi isyarat bahawa beliau bersetuju meninggalkan negara berkenaan setelah memerintah selama 41 tahun, lapor sebuah akhbar semalam.

Gaddafi bagaimanapun, meletakkan syarat supaya beliau dan keluarganya diberikan sejumlah wang dan mereka dikecualikan daripada pendakwaan jenayah.

Stesen televisyen Al-Jazeera melaporkan bahawa pemimpin berusia 68 tahun itu turut mengusulkan supaya parlimen Libya mewujudkan satu tempoh peralihan bagi memberi laluan kepada beliau meletak jawatan.

Gaddafi diberitakan menghantar bekas perdana menteri, Jadallah Azzouz Talhi, bertemu para pemimpin penentang di bandar Bengazhi bagi mencapai satu persetujuan mengenai tawaran itu.

Mereka bagaimanapun menolak tawaran Gaddafi kerana menganggap ia satu penghinaan kepada mangsa-mangsa kekejamannya.

“Pendirian kami selama ini adalah jelas, Gaddafi perlu berundur dan tanpa syarat,” kata seorang pegawai kumpulan penentang, Essam Gheriani.

Dalam perkembangan berkaitan, jet-jet pejuang Libya melancarkan sekurang-kurangnya lima serangan udara berhampiran kedudukan pihak penentang di bandar pelabuhan minyak Ras Lanuf.

Serangan tersebut dilancarkan bagi menghalang tentera penentang daripada mara ke kubu kuat Gaddafi di ibu negara Libya, Tripoli.

Tiada laporan kecederaan setakat ini manakala seorang wartawan agensi berita Associated Press yang menyaksikan serangan udara tersebut menyatakan ia gagal mengenai pejuang penentang.

Sementara itu, seorang saksi memberitahu bahawa tentera yang setia kepada Gaddafi telah menawan semula bandar Zawiya yang terletak dekat dengan Tripoli yang sebelum ini jatuh ke tangan pihak penentang.

Saksi berkenaan yang menghubungi agensi berita Associated Press melalui telefon, berkata, sejumlah kereta kebal dan kenderaan tentera Gaddafi meronda di bandar tersebut yang terletak 50 kiolemeter ke barat Tripoli dan melepaskan tembakan rambang ke arah rumah-rumah penduduk. – Agensi

Diktator Gaddafi Dan Pengikut Sudah Terkepung..

Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi arrives to give television interviews at a hotel in Tripoli March 8, 2011.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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: 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 retreat after coming under rocket fire during clashes with pro-Gaddafi 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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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 is carried out of a car 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.

Injured rebels are helped out of a car 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.

An injured man screams in pain 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.

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.

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.

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.

Gaddafi bersetuju untuk menyerah tetapi bersyarat..

Anti-Gaddafi rebels tear a picture of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi at a checkpoint they just took over near the oil facility of Ras Lanuf March 7, 2011. Major Libyan oil ports Ras Lanuf and Brega in the east of the country are closed as violence in the area has hampered operations at the terminals, shipping sources said on Monday.

Anti-Gaddafi rebels tear a picture of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi at a checkpoint they just took over near the oil facility of Ras Lanuf March 7, 2011. Major Libyan oil ports Ras Lanuf and Brega in the east of the country are closed as violence in the area has hampered operations at the terminals, shipping sources said on Monday.

A rebel fighter runs for cover during an air strike in Ras Lanuf March 7, 2011. Major Libyan oil ports Ras Lanuf and Brega in the east of the country are closed as violence in the area has hampered operations at the terminals, shipping sources said on Monday.

RAS LANUF, LIBYA - MARCH 07:  Libyan rebels service an anti-aircraft gun near strategic petroleum facilities on March 7, 2011 in Ras Lanuf, Libya. Opposition forces remained in control of the town Monday after a day of fighting with army troops loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi.

RAS LANUF, LIBYA – MARCH 07: Libyan rebels service an anti-aircraft gun near strategic petroleum facilities on March 7, 2011 in Ras Lanuf, Libya. Opposition forces remained in control of the town Monday after a day of fighting with army troops loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi.

Relatives of a Libyan rebel fighter killed in the battle for control over Bin Jawad between rebel fighters and Kadhafi loyalist forces mourn over his fresh grave on March 7, 2011 in the cemetery of the eastern city of Benghazi.

Relatives of a Libyan rebel fighter killed in the battle for control over Bin Jawad between rebel fighters and Kadhafi loyalist forces mourn over his fresh grave on March 7, 2011 in the cemetery of the eastern city of Benghazi.

A Libyan mourner kneels over the fresh grave of a relative killed in the battle for control over Bin Jawad between rebel fighters and Kadhafi loyalist forces on March 7, 2011 at the cemetery of the eastern city of Benghazi.

Mourners bury bodies of rebels killed in clashes with forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in Bin Jawad, in Benghazi's Cemetery March 7, 2011.

Mourners bury bodies of rebels killed in clashes with forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in Bin Jawad, in Benghazi’s Cemetery March 7, 2011.

Mourners pray next to graves of rebels killed in clashes with forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in Bin Jawad, in Benghazi's Cemetery March 7, 2011.

A mourner reacts next to graves of rebels killed in clashes with forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in Bin Jawad, in Benghazi's Cemetery March 7, 2011.

Libyan rebel fighters are silhouetted at sunset on March 7, 2011 in the oil centre of Brega as opposition forces ceded ground to Moamer Kadhafi's advancing forces, and the United States came under increasing pressure to arm the opposition and the UN appointed a humanitarian envoy.

Libyan rebel fighters are silhouetted at sunset on March 7, 2011 in the oil centre of Brega as opposition forces ceded ground to Moamer Kadhafi’s advancing forces, and the United States came under increasing pressure to arm the opposition and the UN appointed a humanitarian envoy.

RAS LANUF, LIBYA - MARCH 07:  A rebel anti-aircraft gun sits ready near strategic petroleum facilities on March 6, 2011 in Ras Lanuf, Libya. Opposition forces remained in control of the town Monday after a day of fighting with army troops loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi.

RAS LANUF, LIBYA – MARCH 07: A rebel anti-aircraft gun sits ready near strategic petroleum facilities on March 6, 2011 in Ras Lanuf, Libya. Opposition forces remained in control of the town Monday after a day of fighting with army troops loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi.

Gaddafi telah menuntut perjalanan yang selamat dan perlindungan penuh bagi seluruh anggota keluarganya dan pengikut-pengikutnya

‘Gaddafi agrees to conditional surrender’

Embattled Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi has reportedly expressed his readiness to hand over power to the revolutionary National Council on his own terms.

Gaddafi has dispatched his special envoy to hold talks with the interim National Council based in Benghazi, Saudi-owned daily Asharq al-Aswat reported citing sources.

The longest-serving leader in the Arab world, however, has set numerous conditions.

The informed sources have told the paper that Gaddafi has demanded safe passage and full protection for all members of his family and the people within his inner circle.

Moreover, the opposition will have to facilitate any departure from Libya for Gaddafi and his associates wishing to leave the country.

Another one of the conditions is that the council does not hand over Gaddafi to the International Criminal Court (ICC), the report added.

(Dengan syarat Tidak menyerahkan Gaddafi ke Mahkamah Jenayah Antarabangsa (ICC))

The Libyan League For Human Rights says at least 6,000 people have been killed so far in Libya.

The UN Security Council has recently imposed sanctions on the Libyan regime and has referred Gaddafi to the International Criminal Court.

The developments come two days after the council held its first formal meeting to discuss the overthrow of Gaddafi.

The council earlier refused to enter talks with the regime unless Gaddafi leaves office.

The 30-member body was established in the eastern city of Benghazi by revolutionary forces following the liberation of several eastern cities.

The council, headed by Libya’s former justice minister Mustafa Abdel Jalil, plans to lead the country to an election.

He was among the first high-profile Libyan figures to defect from the Gaddafi regime following the brutal crackdown on opposition protesters. PressTV

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Tanda kejatuhan Gaddafi sudah hampir.. jutaan rakyat sudah menghampiri Tripoli

Inilah pembunuh dan pengganas no satu yang akan dihalau oleh rakyat Libya..

Saif al-Islam Kadhafi, son of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, speaks during an interview with AFP in Tripoli on February 26, 2011 amid political turmoil and an insurrection against Kadhafi's crumbling regime.

Saif al-syaitan Kadhafi, son of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, speaks during an interview with AFP in Tripoli on February 26, 2011 amid political turmoil and an insurrection against Kadhafi’s crumbling regime.

BENGHAZI, LIBYA - FEBRUARY 26:  A militiaman celebrates the 'liberation' of eastern Libya on February 26, 2011 at a former Libyan army base in Benghazi, Libya. Citizens continue to rally in Benghazi, demanding the removal of Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi while celebrating the defeat of Gaddafi's forces in the east. The UN who is considering sanctions against Libya over its violent attempts to put down an uprising, estimates more than 1,000 people have died in the 10-day-old revolt.

BENGHAZI, LIBYA – FEBRUARY 26: A militiaman celebrates the ‘liberation’ of eastern Libya on February 26, 2011 at a former Libyan army base in Benghazi, Libya. Citizens continue to rally in Benghazi, demanding the removal of Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi while celebrating the defeat of Gaddafi’s forces in the east. The UN who is considering sanctions against Libya over its violent attempts to put down an uprising, estimates more than 1,000 people have died in the 10-day-old revolt.

BENGHAZI, LIBYA - FEBRUARY 26:  A militiamen looks over military supplies collected from former Libyan army outposts on February 26, 2011 at a base in Benghazi, Libya. Citizens continue to rally in Benghazi, demanding the removal of Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi while celebrating the defeat of Gaddafi's forces in the east. The UN who is considering sanctions against Libya over its violent attempts to put down an uprising, estimates more than 1,000 people have died in the 10-day-old revolt.

BENGHAZI, LIBYA – FEBRUARY 26: A militiamen looks over military supplies collected from former Libyan army outposts on February 26, 2011 at a base in Benghazi, Libya. Citizens continue to rally in Benghazi, demanding the removal of Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi while celebrating the defeat of Gaddafi’s forces in the east. The UN who is considering sanctions against Libya over its violent attempts to put down an uprising, estimates more than 1,000 people have died in the 10-day-old revolt.

A man dressed as Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi takes part in a protest against Gaddafi in Benghazi February 26, 2011. Libya's rebel-held city of Benghazi has filled a political void with a coalition which is cleaning up, providing food, building defences, reassuring foreign oil firms and telling Tripoli it believes in one nation.

A man dressed as Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi takes part in a protest against Gaddafi in Benghazi February 26, 2011. Libya’s rebel-held city of Benghazi has filled a political void with a coalition which is cleaning up, providing food, building defences, reassuring foreign oil firms and telling Tripoli it believes in one nation.

BENGHAZI, LIBYA - FEBRUARY 25:  Libyans protest demanding the removal of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi following Friday prayers on February 25, 2011 in Benghazi, Libya. Benghazi residents mourned more victims of the violence as fighting continued around the capitol Tripoli.

BENGHAZI, LIBYA – FEBRUARY 25: Libyans protest demanding the removal of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi following Friday prayers on February 25, 2011 in Benghazi, Libya. Benghazi residents mourned more victims of the violence as fighting continued around the capitol Tripoli.

Libyan army paratroopers who defected and joined the popular uprising against leader Moamer Kadhafi celebrate in the eastern Libyan port city of Benghazi on February 26, 2011.

Libyan army paratroopers who defected and joined the popular uprising against leader Moamer Kadhafi celebrate in the eastern Libyan port city of Benghazi on February 26, 2011.

Libyan protesters at Tripoli’s gate

Libya is bracing for further violence as thousands of opposition protesters seeking the ouster of the Gaddafi regime move toward the capital, Tripoli.

Thousands of protesters are on their way to the capital from eastern and western cities.

Some incoming reports indicate that pro-democracy protesters have already passed through the suburbs of the city.

Meanwhile, sporadic clashes continue between protesters and government forces in the capital.

This comes as more and more soldiers are now joining the popular revolution.

The developments also come as the government is losing its grip on more cities in the country’s east and west.

Tripoli is home to two million of Libya’s more than six million population and strategically important city.

Experts say Tripoli’s fall would be a final blow to the embattled regime.

Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi’s government are said to be stationed outside Tripoli.

However, Gaddafi remains defiant after nearly two weeks of nationwide protests against his regime. He has even promised to open arms depots to his supporters.

The forces are exhausted for staying on standby for several days.

The aid organization Doctors Without Borders says it is concerned about the condition of the injured in the city of Benghazi.

It says the city is in short supply of medical equipment despite the heavy number of casualties.

The organization says a six-person group of its staff has arrived in the city. It says it cannot reach Tripoli by road despite the dire need for medical help there.

Over 1,000 people have already lost their lives and more fatalities are feared as Gaddafi’s regime is trying to crush the popular uprising.

The humanitarian crisis is deepening in Libya as more and more people leave the country in search of safety.PressTV

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PBB mengenakan hukuman terhadap Libya.. Gaddafi dan anak-anak juga akan diseret ke Mahkamah Perang Antarabangsa

UN Council slaps sanctions on Libya’s Gadhafi

UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council moved as a powerful bloc Saturday to try to halt Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s deadly crackdown on protesters, slapping sanctions on him, his five children and 10 top associates.

Voting 15-0 after daylong discussions interrupted with breaks to consult with capitals back home, the council imposed an arms embargo and urged U.N. member countries to freeze the assets of Gadhafi, his four sons and his daughter. The council also backed a travel ban on the Gadhafi family and 10 close associates.

Council members additionally agreed to refer the Gadhafi regime’s deadly crackdown on people protesting his rule to a permanent war crimes tribunal for an investigation of possible crimes against humanity.

The council said its actions were aimed at “deploring the gross and systematic violation of human rights, including the repression of peaceful demonstrators.” And members expressed concern about civilian deaths, “rejecting unequivocally the incitement to hostility and violence against the civilian population made from the highest level of the Libyan government.”

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulated council members for the unified vote. Earlier in the day, it appeared some countries would not sign on because of concerns about the war crimes investigation.

“The text sends a strong message that gross violations of basic human rights will not be tolerated, and that those responsible for grave crimes will be held accountable,” said Ban. “I hope the message is heard, and heeded, by the regime in Libya.”

Richard Dicker, director of Human Rights Watch’s international justice program, said the council action “sends a powerful signal on behalf of justice for the people of Libya and all others victimized by mass force and violence.”

The uprising that began Feb. 15 has swept over nearly the entire eastern half of the country, breaking cities there out of his regime’s hold. Gadhafi and his backers continue to hold the capital Tripoli and have threatened to put down protests aggressively.

There have been reports that Gadhafi’s government forces have been firing indiscriminately on peaceful protesters and that as many as 1,000 people have died.

Council members did not consider imposing a no-fly zone over Libya, and no U.N.-sanctioned military action was planned. NATO also has ruled out any intervention in Libya.

The Libyan mission to the U.N., run by diplomats who have renounced Gadhafi, told the council in a letter that it supported measures “to hold to account those responsible for the armed attacks against the Libyan civilians, including through the International Criminal Court.”

The letter was signed by Ambassador Mohamed Shalgham, a former longtime Gadhafi supporter who had a dramatic change of heart after the crackdown worsened. Shalgham pleaded with the council on Friday to move quickly to halt the bloodshed in his country.

Earlier Saturday, U.S. President Barack Obama said in a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel that Gadhafi needs to do what’s right for his country by “leaving now.”

The White House on Friday announced sweeping new sanctions and temporarily abandoned its embassy in Tripoli as a final flight carrying American citizens left the embattled capital. The U.S. put an immediate freeze on all assets of the Libyan government held in American banks and other U.S. institutions. The sanctions also freeze assets held by Gadhafi and four of his children.

Britain and Canada, meanwhile, temporarily suspended operations at their embassies in Tripoli and evacuated their diplomatic staff.

Gadhafi is no stranger to international isolation.

U.N. sanctions were slapped on his country after suspected Libyan agents planted a bomb that blew up Pan Am Flight 103 over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in 1988, killing 270 people, mostly Americans.

Libya accepted responsibility for the bombing in 2003 and pledged to end efforts to develop weapons of mass destruction. The U.S. and Libya in 2009 exchanged ambassadors for the first time in 35 years, after Libya paid about $2.7 billion in compensation to the families of the Lockerbie victims.

In Geneva on Friday, the U.N. Human Rights Council called for an investigation into possible crimes against humanity in Libya and recommended Libya’s suspension from membership of the world body’s top human rights body.AP

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Gaddafi Semakin Gila,Lebih 1000 Terbunuh – Duta Besar Libya Ke PBB

A Libyan protester (back-R) walks past wrecked vehicles at the ransacked headquarters of the judiciary police in Benghazi on February 25, 2011. Euphoria in Libya's second city Benghazi gave way to growing concern that it remains vulnerable to a counter-attack by Moamer Kadhafi's forces.

A Libyan protester (back-R) walks past wrecked vehicles at the ransacked headquarters of the judiciary police in Benghazi on February 25, 2011. Euphoria in Libya’s second city Benghazi gave way to growing concern that it remains vulnerable to a counter-attack by Moamer Kadhafi’s forces.

Libyans gather for the Muslim Friday prayers outside the courthouse in the eastern city of Benghazi on February 25, 2011. Perhaps 8,000 people gathered for the midday prayers with a local imam, who delivered his sermon alongside the coffins of three men killed in the violent uprising that routed Moamer Kadhafi loyalists from Benghazi.

Libyans gather for the Muslim Friday prayers outside the courthouse in the eastern city of Benghazi on February 25, 2011. Perhaps 8,000 people gathered for the midday prayers with a local imam, who delivered his sermon alongside the coffins of three men killed in the violent uprising that routed Moamer Kadhafi loyalists from Benghazi.

BENGHAZI, LIBYA - FEBRUARY 25: Libyans, joined by a former Libyan army soldier, demonstrate for the removal of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on February 25, 2011 in Benghazi, Libya. Benghazi residents mourned more victims of the violence as fighting continued around the capitol Tripoli.

BENGHAZI, LIBYA – FEBRUARY 25: Libyans, joined by a former Libyan army soldier, demonstrate for the removal of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on February 25, 2011 in Benghazi, Libya. Benghazi residents mourned more victims of the violence as fighting continued around the capitol Tripoli.

Men receive medical treatment in a make-shift detention center inside a school in the eastern town of Shahat, Libya, Friday, Feb. 25, 2011. The detained men claim to all be Libyans who do not have identity cards, while the officials from the town believe that there are some African mercenaries among them that do not want to give up their identity for fear of being killed. Mercenaries in the city of Benghazi are being blamed for killing scores of protesters.

Men receive medical treatment in a make-shift detention center inside a school in the eastern town of Shahat, Libya, Friday, Feb. 25, 2011. The detained men claim to all be Libyans who do not have identity cards, while the officials from the town believe that there are some African mercenaries among them that do not want to give up their identity for fear of being killed. Mercenaries in the city of Benghazi are being blamed for killing scores of protesters

Libyan anti-regime protesters show machineguns and ammunition confiscated from soldiers in Benghazi on February 25, 2011. Euphoria in Libya's second city Benghazi gave way to growing concern that it remains vulnerable to a counter-attack by Moamer Kadhafi's forces.

Libyan anti-regime protesters show machineguns and ammunition confiscated from soldiers in Benghazi on February 25, 2011. Euphoria in Libya’s second city Benghazi gave way to growing concern that it remains vulnerable to a counter-attack by Moamer Kadhafi’s forces.

BENGHAZI, LIBYA - FEBRUARY 25:  A hospital worker moves a victim of the violence in a morgue on February 25, 2011 in Benghazi, Libya. Fighting has subsided around Benghazi in eastern Libya but continues around the capitol Tripoli still controlled by the forces of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

BENGHAZI, LIBYA – FEBRUARY 25: A hospital worker moves a victim of the violence in a morgue on February 25, 2011 in Benghazi, Libya. Fighting has subsided around Benghazi in eastern Libya but continues around the capitol Tripoli still controlled by the forces of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

A Libyan protester shows a picture found in the ransacked headquarters of the judiciary police in Benghazi on February 25, 2011. Euphoria in Libya's second city Benghazi gave way to growing concern that it remains vulnerable to a counter-attack by Moamer Kadhafi's forces.

A Libyan protester shows a picture found in the ransacked headquarters of the judiciary police in Benghazi on February 25, 2011. Euphoria in Libya’s second city Benghazi gave way to growing concern that it remains vulnerable to a counter-attack by Moamer Kadhafi’s forces.

BENGHAZI, LIBYA - FEBRUARY 25:  Libyans pray while demonstrating for the removal of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on February 25, 2011 in Benghazi, Libya. Benghazi residents mourned more victims of the violence as fighting continued around the capitol Tripoli.

BENGHAZI, LIBYA – FEBRUARY 25: Libyans pray while demonstrating for the removal of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on February 25, 2011 in Benghazi, Libya. Benghazi residents mourned more victims of the violence as fighting continued around the capitol Tripoli.

Anti-Gaddafi protesters chant slogans during a protest in Benghazi February 25, 2011. Libya's rebel-held city of Benghazi has filled a political void with a coalition which is cleaning up, providing food, building defences, reassuring foreign oil firms and telling Tripoli it believes in one nation. After noon prayers, about 6,000 Benghazi residents voiced solidarity with Tripoli protesters and ruled out splitting the country, saying they wanted Libya united.

BENGHAZI, LIBYA - FEBRUARY 25:  Libyans demonstrate for the removal of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on February 25, 2011 in Benghazi, Libya. Benghazi residents mourned more victims of the violence as fighting continued around the capitol Tripoli.

BENGHAZI, LIBYA – FEBRUARY 25: Libyans demonstrate for the removal of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on February 25, 2011 in Benghazi, Libya. Benghazi residents mourned more victims of the violence as fighting continued around the capitol Tripoli.

Anti-Gaddafi protesters mourn during the funeral of Libyans who were killed in the recent clashes in Benghazi February 25, 2011. Libya's rebel-held city of Benghazi has filled a political void with a coalition which is cleaning up, providing food, building defences, reassuring foreign oil firms and telling Tripoli it believes in one nation. Weapons used in bloody clashes with pro-Gaddafi forces were collected and African mercenaries the coalition says the Libyan leader used to fire on protesters were in jail awaiting trial. The city paid a high price for the revolt with up to 250 dead.

Suspected African mercenaries stand in a room within a courthouse as they are held by anti-government protesters in Benghazi February 25, 2011. Libya's rebellious city of Benghazi has filled a political void with a coalition which is cleaning up, providing food, building defences, reassuring foreign oil firms and telling Tripoli it believes in one nation. Weapons used in bloody clashes with pro-Gaddafi forces were collected and African mercenaries the coalition says the Libyan leader used to fire on protesters were in jail awaiting trial. The city paid a high price for the revolt with up to 250 dead.

Suspected African mercenaries stand in a room within a courthouse as they are held by anti-government protesters in Benghazi February 25, 2011. Libya’s rebellious city of Benghazi has filled a political void with a coalition which is cleaning up, providing food, building defences, reassuring foreign oil firms and telling Tripoli it believes in one nation. Weapons used in bloody clashes with pro-Gaddafi forces were collected and African mercenaries the coalition says the Libyan leader used to fire on protesters were in jail awaiting trial. The city paid a high price for the revolt with up to 250 dead.

Libyan anti-regime protesters show machineguns and ammunition confiscated from soldiers in Benghazi on February 25, 2011. Euphoria in Libya's second city Benghazi gave way to growing concern that it remains vulnerable to a counter-attack by Moamer Kadhafi's forces.

Libyan anti-regime protesters show machineguns and ammunition confiscated from soldiers in Benghazi on February 25, 2011. Euphoria in Libya’s second city Benghazi gave way to growing concern that it remains vulnerable to a counter-attack by Moamer Kadhafi’s forces.

Libyan anti-regime protesters show machineguns and ammunition confiscated from soldiers in Benghazi on February 25, 2011. Euphoria in Libya's second city Benghazi gave way to growing concern that it remains vulnerable to a counter-attack by Moamer Kadhafi's forces.

Mourners gather near the coffins of Libyans who were killed in recent clashes in Benghazi February 25, 2011. Libya's rebel-held city of Benghazi has filled a political void with a coalition which is cleaning up, providing food, building defences, reassuring foreign oil firms and telling Tripoli it believes in one nation. Weapons used in bloody clashes with pro-Gaddafi forces were collected and African mercenaries the coalition says the Libyan leader used to fire on protesters were in jail awaiting trial. The city paid a high price for the revolt with up to 250 dead.

Mourners gather near the coffins of Libyans who were killed in recent clashes in Benghazi February 25, 2011. Libya’s rebel-held city of Benghazi has filled a political void with a coalition which is cleaning up, providing food, building defences, reassuring foreign oil firms and telling Tripoli it believes in one nation. Weapons used in bloody clashes with pro-Gaddafi forces were collected and African mercenaries the coalition says the Libyan leader used to fire on protesters were in jail awaiting trial. The city paid a high price for the revolt with up to 250 dead.

1000s die in Libya, reports of poison gas

Libya’s deputy ambassador to the UN says thousands of people have been killed during protests, as unconfirmed reports have come in claiming the regime has used poison gas on demonstrators.

Ibrahim Dabbashi, who has turned against the Gaddafi regime, said the death toll is expected to rise as Muammar Gaddafi continues his bloody crackdown against the opposition.

“There are already thousands of people who have been killed, we expect more. They are gathering all the bodies and they are taking them to the desert or somewhere. No one knows where are the bodies of the victims,” AFP quoted Dabbashi as saying.

His comments came ahead of a UN Security Council meeting on the crisis in Libya.

Dabbashi said the “psychologically unstable” Gaddafi has the choice between being killed or committing suicide. “He might seek to send some of his family members abroad but I believe he prefers to die in Libya because of his narcissistic character, he wants to act like a hero.”

Meanwhile, there are reports that forces loyal to Gaddafi’s crumbling regime have mounted attacks in towns west of Tripoli.

The regime has already lost control of Misurata and Zuara in the west. Opposition protesters are now in control of major cities in the east, including Benghazi.

According to reports, security forces loyal to Gaddafi have stormed hospitals in Tripoli and murdered protesters who were being treated.

There are also unconfirmed reports that the regime has used poison gas against demonstrators in Misarata.

The United Nations Security Council is set to meet to discuss sanctions against Gaddafi and those loyal to him at the request of the French and British missions to the UN.

The United States and Europe plan to consider the possibility of freezing the assets of Gaddafi and some of his top officials responsible for the deadly crackdown on the people.

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Tentera Gaddafi membunuh Remaja Palestin (Pelajar Universiti) Di Misurata

Gaddafi mercenaries kill Palestinian

A Palestinian student studying in Libya was shot and killed by a group of armed mercenaries in the city of Misurata, east of Tripoli, a report says.

Twenty-year-old Hassan Hatem Abu Mustafa, from Khan Younis in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, was a second-year engineering student at Libya’s Misurata University.

Muammar Gaddafi’s paid African mercenaries fired several live rounds at Hassan in front of his house late on Thursday, killing him on the spot, Hassan’s sister told the Ma’an News Agency from Tripoli on Friday.

She added that her brother was searching for their uncle, who went missing more than four days ago and is believed to have been kidnapped by armed militias.

She also stated that there is a dangerous level of incitement against the Palestinians in Libya and that the mercenaries of the Gaddafi regime are responsible for several attacks against the Palestinians in the country.

In an interview with Press TV on Friday, Dr. William Cook of California’s University of La Verne said that Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi is so desperate that he is now hiring mercenaries to attack his own people.

He said that Gaddafi’s hold on power is weakening and he has decided to massacre the citizens of his own country.

According to reports, over 1,000 people have been killed as Gaddafi attempts to crush the revolt. PressTV