Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Meeting of the Libyan rebel coalition after Gaddafi's attempt at dialogue

The opposition coalition of eastern rebel meets on Tuesday Libya after Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, make an attempt at dialogue with the People's Councils to control the east of the country, opposition sources told Efe. They alleged that the coalition sources close to the meeting will take place after noon in Benghazi, Libya's second city under rebel control.

The coalition, which still suffers from many weaknesses of organization, is responsible for coordinating the activities of other people's councils that manage the populations under rebel control, while maintaining contacts for the formation of a temporary National Council representatives also of Tripoli, one of the Gaddafi's last strongholds.

The Libyan leader on Monday ordered the custodian of the foreign intelligence service, Buzid Durda, talk to the rebels east of the country, according to the Qatari channel Al Jazeera. In addition to this attempt at dialogue with the opposition, Gadhafi has tried to establish contacts with heads of tribes, but they have rejected negotiations, according to a correspondent of the Qatari.

On February 16 he began a popular uprising in Benghazi, which spread throughout the country and has been harshly repressed by the regime's security forces. Large parts of the country have fallen into the hands of the rebel opposition, but Gaddafi still maintains control over three major cities: Tripoli, in the northwest, Sebha, in the southwest, and Sirte, in north-central.

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