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| Gaddafi forces shell Misratah, 20 dead |
| 2011-06-11 |
| [Iran Press TV] Latest reports say forces loyal to embattled Libyan ruler Muammar Qadaffy have launched new attacks on the western town of Misratah, killing at least 20 people. Media reports say some 80 others have been maimed in and around the troubled city. Misratah has been heavily shelled since the conflict began in February. The city has been largely in the hands of revolutionaries after they drove away regime forces in mid-May. Opposition sources say Qadaffy's forces have also shelled their positions in the Western Mountains region. "They (Qadaffy forces) are shelling Zintan with Grad missiles," Rooters quoted an opposition front man as saying. Regime forces have also struck the towns of Yafran and Nalut in the region. The opposition has accused 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... of not doing enough to stop Qadaffy's forces. Meanwhile, ...back at the Esquimeau village our hero was receiving a quick lesson in aeronautics:... NATO has denied a report No, no! Certainly not! that Libyan forces shot down one of its helicopters in the sea off the coast of the town of Zlitan. Earlier, Libyan state TV said the chopper was the third NATO aircraft to be targeted by Qadaffy's forces. NATO has recently stepped up its air raids over Libya with the introduction of French and British attack helicopters. NATO fighter jets have been pummeling the Libyan regime's military installations, communication centers and armories. Libya has been the scene of fierce fighting between Qadaffy's troops and anti-regime forces since mid-February. Revolutionary forces want an end to Qadaffy's decades-long rule. |
| Posted by:Fred |