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Gaddafi forces pound Misrata as retreating rebels set out their terms for a ceasefire

By Daily Mail Reporter
Updated: 11:26 EST, 1 April 2011

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Ceasefire conditions call for peaceful protests to be allowed
Government troops use tanks, rocket-propelled grenades and mortars to pound Misrata
Rebel forces pushed back again towards the east as impact of airstrikes diminishes
British intelligence thought to be talking to up to 12 members of Gaddafi regime over defecting

Libya's rebels would agree to a ceasefire if Colonel Gaddafi pulls his military forces out of cities and allows peaceful protests, an opposition leader said today.

Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, head of the opposition interim governing council in Benghazi, said the rebels' condition would 'give freedom to the Libyan people to choose and they will choose freedom'.

The UN resolution that authorised international airstrikes against Libya called for Gaddafi and the rebels to end hostilities.

Incoming: Rebels run for cover after a mortar barrage near Brega. Gaddafi troops have launched a massive bombardment of Misrata today

Fightback: Government troops have used tanks, rocket propelled grenades and mortars to batter rebel positions

Gaddafi announced a ceasefire immediately, but has shown no signs of heeding it as his forces continue to attack rebels in the east and have besieged the rebel-held Misrata in the west.

Speaking at a joint press conference with UN envoy Abdelilah Al-Khatib, Mr Adbul-Jalil said the regime must withdraw its forces and lift all sieges.

He said: 'Our aim is to liberate and have sovereignty over all of Libya with its capital in Tripoli.'

It comes as Gaddafi's forces mounted an intense artillery bombardment today of Misrata and troops attacked shops and homes in the city centre.

Misrata is the last big rebel stronghold in the west of Libya, but after weeks of shelling an encirclement, government forces appear to be gradually loosening their hold on the city.

Grief: Two rebel fighters mourn the loss of a comrade in Ajdabiyah hospital after he was shot dead

Pock-marked: A rebel takes a break in front of the badly damaged western gate in Ajdabiya, scene of some of the worst fighting

Stalemate: Rebel forces have suffered losses again after being forced back towards the east

Tanks, rocket-propelled grenades and mortar rounds have been fired at the city and rebels described neighbourhoods being flattened by the bombardment.

A rebel spokesman, known as Sami, said: 'It was a random and very intense bombardment. We no longer recognise the place.

'The destruction cannot be described. The pro-Gaddafi soldiers who made it inside the city are pillaging the place, the shops, even homes, and destroying everything in the process.

'They are targeting everyone, including civilians' homes.'

Reports have claims five people were killed in the shell fire, including a six-year-old child in a car.

Rebel fighters have managed to get hold of mortars, weapons they had previously lacked, along with communication equipment such as radios and satellite phones.

Military action: An AWACS surveillance aircraft lands on the Charles De Gaulle aircraft carrier

Praying for rescue: Libyans at a mass ceremony in Benghazi. The interim council in the city have called for Gaddafi to withdraw his troops from cities

Attacks: A lost combat boot lies in the sand in front of a burnt out rocket launcher in Benghazi

Two members of Gaddafi's inner circle, including his foreign minister, defected earlier this week and sparked speculation of more departures.

British intelligence is also thought to be talking to up to 12 senior figures within the regime.

The defections seriously undermine the regime and could persuade people who have stuck with Gaddafi to switch sides.

Libyan state TV earlier aired an interview with intelligence chief Bouzeid Dorda to quash rumours he had also quit Gaddafi.

Held: Rebel fighters question two men from Chad after they were captured in Ajdabiyah

Strike: The destroyer USS Barry launches a Tomahawk cruise missile in the Mediterranean Sea

Defection: Former Libyan minister Musa Kusa arrived in Britain on Wednesday and taxpayers will have to pay for his protection

Quit: Former UN General Assembly president Ali Abdussalam Treki, once a foreign minister for Gaddafi, has also left the country

Defectors: Foreign Minister Mousa Kousa flew to England on Wednesday while, right, former foreign minister Ali Abdessalam Treki also left the country yesterday

On Wednesday, Foreign Minister Mousa Kousa flew from Tunisia to England after defecting.

Ali Abdessalam Treki, a former foreign minister and UN General Assembly president, announced his departure yesterday.

Nations backing the campaign of international airstrikes that have crippled Libya's military have hailed the departure as a sign of weakness.

The U.S. has ruled out using ground troops, but is said to be considering providing arms for the rebels.

NATO is among those saying a new UN resolution would be required to arm rebels, and several world leaders have opposed the idea, including Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.