Libyan rebels call "trap" the withdrawal of troops from the town gadafistas Misrata, the only western enclave controlled by the revolutionaries and victims of a siege that lasted two months. The opponents of the regime in Tripoli complain that the city was again bombed and in reality the forces of Colonel retreated to launch new attacks.
"They have not really gone," said Colonel Omar Bani, a spokesman for the National Transition Council, the governing body of the rebels in Benghazi. The revolutionary claim that "the situation in Misrata is very dangerous," because "troops Muammar Gaddafi reanundaron heavy bombardment in the morning on Sunday, hitting the downtown and three residential areas." According to Bani, the regime wanted the world to believe that the tribes of Misrata remain loyal to Tripoli.
"Gaddafi wants to show that conflict is a war between tribes, but it is not true," said the spokesman. The regime announced its withdrawal from the third-largest city on Friday night. "The tactics of the army was to have a surgical solution, but that does not work with air strikes" of NATO, said Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Kaim.
NATO takes over three weeks in an operation authorized by the UN to protect civilians. Opposition fighters said at least 1,000 people have died in Misrata, the third largest city in Libya and located about 200 kilometers east of Tripoli. The major rebel enclave has been under siege for eight weeks. 
"They have not really gone," said Colonel Omar Bani, a spokesman for the National Transition Council, the governing body of the rebels in Benghazi. The revolutionary claim that "the situation in Misrata is very dangerous," because "troops Muammar Gaddafi reanundaron heavy bombardment in the morning on Sunday, hitting the downtown and three residential areas." According to Bani, the regime wanted the world to believe that the tribes of Misrata remain loyal to Tripoli.
"Gaddafi wants to show that conflict is a war between tribes, but it is not true," said the spokesman. The regime announced its withdrawal from the third-largest city on Friday night. "The tactics of the army was to have a surgical solution, but that does not work with air strikes" of NATO, said Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Kaim.
NATO takes over three weeks in an operation authorized by the UN to protect civilians. Opposition fighters said at least 1,000 people have died in Misrata, the third largest city in Libya and located about 200 kilometers east of Tripoli. The major rebel enclave has been under siege for eight weeks.
- Gadafi forces said to withdraw from Misrata, but meaning is unclear (23/04/2011)
- Gadafy troops bombard Misrata - Irish Times (16/04/2011)
- Libyan rebels: 36 killed in Misrata since Saturday - Reuters (24/04/2011)
- Misrata 'to be dealt with by the tribes' - BBC News (23/04/2011)
- Caring For Misrata Is Humanitarian Groups' Battle (24/04/2011)
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