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Libyan opposition take Misratah airport
[Iran Press TV] Libyan revolutionary forces have reportedly captured the airport in the western city of Misratah after fierce fighting with regime forces.Reports say anti-regime forces are now in full control of the airport with hundreds celebrating in the streets. Forces of embattled ruler Muammar Qadaffy reportedly abandoned their tanks after they were set on fire by revolutionary forces. Misratah has been under siege by Qadaffy forces for close to two months with regime forces repeatedly bombing and shelling the city. Meanwhile, ...back at the sea battle, the Terror of the Baltic's career had come to an abrupt and watery end... witnesses in the capital Tripoli say the city has been hit by numerous kabooms after numerous overflights by NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Originally it was a mutual defense pact directed against an expansionist Soviet Union. In later years it evolved into a mechanism for picking the American pocket while criticizing the style of the American pants... -led aircraft. NATO is yet to confirm the aerial attacks. Meanwhile, ...back at the shouting match, a new, even louder, voice was to be heard... the UN chief has called for an immediate ceasefire in Misratah and elsewhere.  The ephemeral Ban Ki-moon says the ceasefire is needed to provide humanitarian assistance along with political dialog to resolve the crisis. There has been no direct response from the Libyan government or revolutionary forces. The Libyan regime has made several ceasefire declarations but continued its attacks on opposition forces. The UN aid chief has warned that continued offensives by regime forces could cause a humanitarian crisis. Human rights groups say hundreds of people have been killed in the port city during the weeks-long regime siege. Libya has been the scene of fierce fighting between Pro-Qadaffy troops and anti-regime forces since mid February. The revolutionary forces want an end to Qadaffy's decades-long rule. The US and NATO have unleashed a punishing, UN-mandated offensive against Qadaffy to pressure him to give up power. But scores of civilians have been killed in both internal festivities and foreign air strikes. Posted by: Fred 2011-05-12 |
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