(Scooped before 1 hour, 29 March, 2011)
No coalition air supports, Gaddafi Army strikes back and retakes the lost ground.
Libya – Libyan government tanks and rockets pushed the rebels who attempted an attack on Muammar Gaddafi’s hometown of Sirte. Opposition fighters fleeing in a panic struggle pleaded for international air strike that never came.
Gaddafi forces led the rebels out of Bin Jawwad, a small village east of Sirte on Tuesday. Cars and trucks by the rebels in retreat filled both lanes on the highway is the oil port of Ras Lanuf.
Some of the fleeing rebels shouting "Sarkozy, Where are you?", reference to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who is one of the strongest proponents of air strikes against the troops of Gaddafi.
There were no international air strikes during the battle long hours there, probably due to an overcast sky.
Tanks and rockets Libyan government blunted a rebel attack on Muammar Gaddafi hometown of Sirte on Tuesday and rejected the motley army of irregulars, as world leaders prepared to discuss his future in London.
Rockets and tank fire in Libya, the rebels sent a panicked scramble to volunteer away from the front, before the opposition was able to bring their own platform and rocket launchers to fire.
The rebels’ latest setback emphasizes the seen nature of this conflict and how the opposition is still no match for the superior firepower and the organization of Gaddafi’s forces, despite an international campaign of deadly air strikes.
The shares have traded above prejudice to a small village in the middle of the collapse, roaring rockets and grenades as plumes of smoke erupted in the city. A constant drum heavy machine gun and the pop of small arms could be heard above the din.
"There are not many of us in Bin Jawwad now," said Faisal Ali, a 20-year-rebels who had withdrawn from the city. "If (Gaddafi) has enough firepower and forces using tanks, it will surely resume Bin Jawwad, he added, noting that the special forces of the rebels, one of their few training units not yet retreated.
A UN mandate area of ​​the flight ban and a campaign of strikes by the United States and its allies helped rebel forces to recover the ground lost during the last week, when they were on the verge of defeat on government forces.
It is not clear, however, if international support for a deepening of the country without a large-scale destruction of Gaddafi is a heavy military equipment would be necessary to adopt other rebel advance.
U.S. UN Ambassador Susan Rice said Tuesday there are many "non-military means at our disposal" to oust Qaddafi.
France, which has been at the forefront of the international campaign against Gaddafi of Libya has taken a more aggressive tone, with the defense minister to propose strikes could go beyond their mandate, it is sufficient to protect civilians.
"We, the French and British, we are convinced that we need more" that the shooting of civilians, "said Defense Minister Gerard Longue France-Inter radio. He also said Libya might be targeted as political commanded the ‘army.
In London, the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Secretary of Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Arab League, African Union and some 40 foreign ministers scheduled to participate in negotiations on the future of Libya and ratchet the pressure on Gaddafi.
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, said that several countries will present a proposed agreement to a ceasefire, the exile of Gaddafi and a framework for discussions between tribal leaders of Libya and opposition figures, the country’s future.
In a sign of developing relations between the opposition and the international community has a senior official of the U.S. administration said it would soon send ambassador to Libya to meet with rebel leaders.
The official said the former U.S. ambassador in Tripoli, Chris Stevens will travel to the rebel stronghold of Benghazi in the coming days to establish better links with groups seeking to overthrow the leadership of Libya since a long time. The measure does not constitute a formal recognition of the opposition.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal planning, Clinton met with opposition from Libya, Mahmoud Jibril sent to London.
In an open letter to the international community, for his part, Gaddafi has called for an end to the "vicious attack" against Libya and said the rebels were supported by the al-Qaeda terrorist network.
"What happens now is to provide coverage of al-Qaeda by air strikes and missiles to allow al-Qaeda for control of North Africa and turn it into a new Afghanistan," he said, accusing the international community to carry genocide against the Libyans.
The rebels still terribly firepower by the forces of Qaddafi, and it is unclear how they can take without any fee Sirte air support aggressive international.
NATO has insisted that he sought only to protect civilians and not to provide air cover for an opposition in March. But that line to become even more blurred. The air attacks are clearly the only way the insurgents determined to overthrow Gaddafi will continue their push towards the capital.
Was growing criticism from Russia and other countries in the international air campaign is too far the limits of the UN resolution that has authorized. Complaints became a campaign critical transition to the United States to NATO control. This is likely to hamper the activities, since about 28 NATO member states intend to limit their participation in air patrols instead of attacks against targets on the ground.
The Russian envoy to NATO, Dmitri Rogozin, ambassador urged the alliance on Tuesday not to bomb ground targets in Libya, where he took command of the campaign, saying that NATO should be limited only to enforce the arms embargo and the area air exclusion.
Nawfaliyah rebels advance reached about 60 miles (100 kilometers) from the Sirte on Monday, but the next day they were driven to the small village of Bin Jawwad, a dozen miles (kilometers) east.
In a scene reminiscent of insurgents fleeing last week, panicked volunteers jumped into their pickup and tried to speed away from the bombing, raising clouds of dust and choking the narrow road Coast in a mad rush of vehicles.
Sirte is dominated by members of the tribe of Libyan leader Gaddafi and was used as a second capital by the autocratic leader. His loss would be a symbolic blow and open the way to the capital, Tripoli.
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