Benghazi. - Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Saturday launched at least 100 rockets against Misrata Grad said a rebel spokesman, on the third day of intense bombing of the besieged city controlled by insurgents. "This morning launched Grad missiles to an industrial area, was shot at least 100 rockets.
There are no reports of casualties," said Abu Mzereiq Abdelbaset. Hours later, fighter jets Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have carried out new raids today against the Libyan city of Sirte and near Tripoli. Sirte, the hometown of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, has been targeted by air strikes this morning, according to official Libyan news agency Jana.
Misrata is the only major rebel stronghold in western Libya. The pro-Gaddafi has made a long siege on the city after mid-February that it will rise against the regime of four decades of colonel. On Friday and more than 100 rockets fell on the city and the rebels said government forces had reached the center of Misrata.
Human Rights Watch said it had evidence that forces were launching Gaddafi made cluster bombs in residential areas of Spanish Misrata. The human rights group released footage of what it said were bombs, which release large fragments designed to explode and kill as many people as possible.
Ibrahim Musa, a spokesman for the Libyan government, however, rejected the allegations and challenged to demonstrate. On Friday night, a support ship carried about 1,200 evacuees from Misrata to the port city of Benghazi in eastern Libya, a small fraction of those trapped in the city and desperately trying to escape, reported a member of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on board the Greek ship.
There are probably between 8,000 and 10,000 people still need to be evacuated from the city, said Jeremy Haslam, a coordinator of the IOM was also aboard the boat. The continuous shelling made it impossible to reach many areas of Misrata he said. New NATO air raids on Tripoli, Sirte and around Meanwhile, fighter jets Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have carried out new raids today against the Libyan city of Sirte and around Tripoli, officials said Libyan.
Sirte, the hometown of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, has been targeted by air strikes this morning, according to official Libyan news agency Jana. The Libyan state television announced that this afternoon, NATO warplanes have bombed the El Hira, about 50 miles south of Tripoli. The above sources have reported so far on possible casualties or damage caused by these bombings. 
There are no reports of casualties," said Abu Mzereiq Abdelbaset. Hours later, fighter jets Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have carried out new raids today against the Libyan city of Sirte and near Tripoli. Sirte, the hometown of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, has been targeted by air strikes this morning, according to official Libyan news agency Jana.
Misrata is the only major rebel stronghold in western Libya. The pro-Gaddafi has made a long siege on the city after mid-February that it will rise against the regime of four decades of colonel. On Friday and more than 100 rockets fell on the city and the rebels said government forces had reached the center of Misrata.
Human Rights Watch said it had evidence that forces were launching Gaddafi made cluster bombs in residential areas of Spanish Misrata. The human rights group released footage of what it said were bombs, which release large fragments designed to explode and kill as many people as possible.
Ibrahim Musa, a spokesman for the Libyan government, however, rejected the allegations and challenged to demonstrate. On Friday night, a support ship carried about 1,200 evacuees from Misrata to the port city of Benghazi in eastern Libya, a small fraction of those trapped in the city and desperately trying to escape, reported a member of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on board the Greek ship.
There are probably between 8,000 and 10,000 people still need to be evacuated from the city, said Jeremy Haslam, a coordinator of the IOM was also aboard the boat. The continuous shelling made it impossible to reach many areas of Misrata he said. New NATO air raids on Tripoli, Sirte and around Meanwhile, fighter jets Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have carried out new raids today against the Libyan city of Sirte and around Tripoli, officials said Libyan.
Sirte, the hometown of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, has been targeted by air strikes this morning, according to official Libyan news agency Jana. The Libyan state television announced that this afternoon, NATO warplanes have bombed the El Hira, about 50 miles south of Tripoli. The above sources have reported so far on possible casualties or damage caused by these bombings.
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