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A NATO bombing blitz that the alliance insisted was not aimed at Muammar Gaddafi rocked Tripoli on Tuesday, as rebels in besieged Misrata claimed to be pushing back the Libyan strongman's forces. "We do not target individuals," NATO's deputy spokeswoman Carmen Romero said. Gaddafi had escaped a similar NATO bombing blitz on May 1 in Tripoli, which killed his second youngest son, Seif al-Arab, and three of his grandchildren. Insurgents said they have driven Gaddafi's forces back from around Misrata, which has been besieged for weeks, and were poised to make another thrust. Ahmad Hassan, a rebel spokesman in Misrata, said the insurgents had also "liberated" areas south and east of the city, killing many Gaddafi troops and seizing a large amount of weapons. The report could not be immediately verified. The UN said Monday that nearly 750,000 people have fled Libya since Gaddafi's forces launched an offensive against anti-government demonstrators in mid-March. Meanwhile, 70 representatives from 25 Libyan cities that have remained under the control of Gaddafi's regime, including Tripoli, pledged allegiance to the rebellion in Abu Dhabi on Monday. AFP |
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