Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Libya: The regime is fighting

In Tripoli, government opponents have brought the Hall of the People's Congress, and numerous buildings of the security forces under their control. Foreign news channels also reported fires and looting. According to unconfirmed information from the afternoon were killed on Monday alone in the Libyan capital of more than 60 persons life.

The international human rights organization Human Rights Watch said on Monday by at least 230 deaths across Libya. In the evening, the station Al Jazeera reported, citing witnesses, warplanes had bombed at least a demonstration in Tripoli. Two officers of the air force fled in two fighter aircraft to Malta.


The pilots asked for asylum land, were allowed and stated that they had commissioned to shoot at demonstrators. In the night on Monday had Saif Gaddafi, son of revolutionary leader, warned on state television from a civil war. He admitted that the government in the east the control of the cities and Benghazi Al Baida lost.

He threatened the protesters, but also announced political reforms as well as salary increases for all citizens in a hurry. Several leading diplomats, the justice minister resigned in protest against the violent crackdown on protests. Two strains Gaddafi announced the following. Saif Gaddafi had said on television, Libya is a land of tribes "is not Egypt, not Tunisia.

The country falling apart, he warned. The Hague, British Foreign Secretary spoke of "clues" that was Muammar al Gaddafi on his way to Venezuela. The UN indicated that, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was in the early afternoon Libyan time 40 minutes on the phone with the head of state. Diplomats drew the conclusion at the moment is Gaddafi still have been in the country.

His stance on the situation would have been covered with what had announced his son on television. Westerwelle criticized the Libyan regime sharp. "Who wants to intimidate those in his position his own people, by threatening a civil war in Libya, which only shows that he is finished," he said in Berlin.

Assembly, of expression and press freedom are universal rights. "By force of will to freedom can not be suppressed." Previously, government spokesman Seibert had told Chancellor Angela Merkel was "dismayed" and appeal to political leaders, "the dialogue with the people" to seek. The EU foreign policy chief Ashton called on the regime to immediately stop the violence.

A number of countries sought ways to bring their countrymen in Libya out of the country. On Monday the Green Spaces in the capital Tripoli, according to media reports back in the hands of security forces. But the night before also raged in the place of the revolutionary leader Gaddafi was like to celebrate, as violent clashes earlier in the cities of the East.

to more than sixty deaths there had been in the capital, such as hospital staff said foreign broadcasters. Gaddafi's son Saif himself admitted in his television appearance on the night for a Monday that had killed 14 people in Tripoli and Benghazi 84th The human rights organization Human Rights Watch last had a total of more than 230 deaths in the last five days mentioned.

Saif Gaddafi's television appearance was not helping to calm the situation in Tripoli, which could decide the fate of the Libyan regime, because the east of the country is apparently already lost to the government. The son of the revolutionary leader, confirmed reports of demonstrators after they had taken the towns of Al Baida and Benghazi in the east of the country under their control.

Eyewitnesses in Tripoli said Monday the Arabic channel Al Jazeera, protesters now have the building of the People's Congress, which convenes the Parliament, has brought into their power. They also stormed police stations and set on fire, allegedly to include the police headquarters to do so.

were unconfirmed reports have it too, which soldiers abandoned after a major military base near Tripoli. to prevent the extensive weapons arsenal fall into the hands of opponents of the regime, planes had begun to bomb the plant. In Tripoli insurgents will have been captured tanks and take them through the streets.

It remained unclear on Monday, where there were revolutionary leader Gaddafi. There were rumors that he has withdrawn from Tripoli to Sirte, where he and his family originate. Other suspected he was staying at the army base in the desert to Sabha. His son Saif had rejected in his television appearance rumors that he had left the country.

It claimed the Libyan ambassador to China, according to Al Jazeera who had declared in his resignation on Monday night. Hussein Sadiq al Musrati claimed that there had been an armed conflict between Gaddafi's sons, but does not provide any further details. Also, the Libyan representative at the Arab League has given up his post.

He would be 'connected revolution "of the said Abdel Moneim al Honi, according to press reports, and the Libyan ambassador to India followed his example. In Tripoli on Monday joined Justice Minister Mustafa Abdel Jalil in protest against the "excessive force against demonstrators back as the newspaper Qurnya 'reported.

Even the former government spokesman Mohamed Bayou condemned the brutal crackdown by security forces: The Libyan leadership should instead seek dialogue with the opposition, he asked for information from the news agency Reuters. The BBC reported that have also turned away at least two strains of Gaddafi, among them the largest tribe of Warfala who lives south of Tripoli.

A tribal leader is quoted as saying that Gaddafi is no longer "her brother" and that he should leave the country. A sheikh of the tribe Zuwaya from the east of Libya told the broadcaster Al Jazeera, "they would stop oil exports to Western countries if the violence does not end within 24 hours.

On the weekend had already more than 50 Islamic scholars and intellectuals demanded an end to the bloodshed. On Monday Libyans wrote the web service "Twitter," religious leaders have the faithful to "disobedience" to be asked about their government. Add to this all Libyans are required.

The Libyan Islamists, who especially in the east of the country were followers, on the other hand seems so far back. "They do not play a prominent role and wait and see until they engage. Currently dominate the young people who want above all jobs and a better life, how many peers in neighboring Egypt and Tunisia, "says the Israeli-Libya connoisseur Yehudit Ronen of the University of Tel Aviv.

She warned on Monday against the high level of disinformation by regime and opposition, which makes it difficult to make a reliable picture. Foreign television channels and news agencies may send their own correspondents in the present no North African country. Residents of the second city Benghazi said Monday by telephone, the victorious government opponents were trying to make now, even for law and order.

According to the Turkish press at least 14 construction companies from Turkey have been looted. This large-scale materials and machines were stolen. Turkey sent two by a navy frigate escorted passenger ships to bring their supposedly more than 20,000 citizens in Libya to safety. On Monday a Turkish plane to land not in Benghazi had been given why Turkish authorities also recommended to leave by road to neighboring Egypt.

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