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LIBYA events 4/14/10 ----------------------------- http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/04/201141435431450806.html <b>Allies to step up military pressure on Libya France and UK agree to increase military operations against Gaddafi's regime ahead of NATO strategy meeting in Germany</b> France and Britain have agreed to step up military pressure on Muammar Gaddafi's regime after world powers meeting in Doha promised Libyan rebels cash and the means to defend themselves. <b>Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, and David Cameron, the British prime minister, agreed on a heightened military pressure against Gaddafi during a working dinner in Paris on Wednesday, according to a source in the French presidency. </b> Their meeting came just ahead of a NATO foreign ministers gathering in Berlin on Thursday. "All means must be made available" in the fight against Gaddafi , the source said, amid efforts by London and Paris to exert more pressure on their NATO allies to help defeat the Libyan regime. <b> Cameron said he will "leave no stone unturned, militarily, diplomatically, politically, to enforce the UN resolution, to put real pressure on Gaddafi and to stop the appalling murder of civilians that he is still carrying out as you've shown on our television screens in Misurata and elsewhere in Libya". </b> The diplomatic moves come amid rising friction within the alliance over a NATO air campaign in Libya that has so far failed to change the balance of power on the ground. Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, who arrived in Berlin for the meetings on Thursday and Friday, issued a statement denouncing what she said were continuing attacks on civilians by Gaddafi's forces. <b>"In recent days, we have received disturbing reports of renewed atrocities conducted by Gaddafi's forces," she said.</b> ------------- http://blogs.aljazeera.net/live/africa/libya-live-blog-april-14 -- A final statement seen by Reuters from the International "contact group" in Qatar, gave stronger backing to insurgents fighting to end Gaddafi's 41-year rule. <b>The group consists of European and Middle Eastern nations, the United Nations, the Arab League and the African Union. They also agreed to provide "material support" for rebels though did not elaborate further.</b> 5:35am 1/ In recent field developments in Libya, pro-democracy rebels in Jebel-al-Gharbi district, have repelled Gaddafi troops in al-Haraba district, west of Rihaibat after clashes that broke out there. The rebel fighters were able to seize a number of military vehicles and had captured some elements of Gaddafi troops as prisoners of war, rebel sources said. In Zawiya, the siege imposed by Gaddfi troops on the town has continued, while residents continued to face food and fuel shortages. In west Misrata, rebel fighters have set an ambush for two Gaddafi vehicles in Zawiyat-al-Mahjoub and had captured a number of Gaddafi elements, local source have said. --In Ajdabiya, popular protest rallies have denounced ongoing bombardment by Gaddafi troops from where they were stationed, around 40km away from Ajdabiya, after they were repelled from the town by rebel fighters. --As for Misrata and Jebel-al-Gharbi towns, they remained targeted by Gaddafi troops which kept bombarding and besieging the towns for weeks. Rebel fighter have stated that the death toll since the breakout of the uprising, have exceeded 10.000, while more than 30.000 other people were injured. The rebels say despite their determination to keep to their positions in Misrata, long-range rockets used by Gaddafi troops have deprived them of finding a safe spot in Misrata, including Misrata port, the sole vital inlet of incoming meager food and medical supplies. -- The Libyan national humanitarian aid rebel committee has managed to operate fishing boats from Benghazi to Misrata, in coordination with NATO, for transporting aid supplies in a 40-hour-long trip between the two towns.
1/ it seems that CL drop to 106.85 is caused by 5 points drop In S&P ES futures few minutes ago . 2/ I am trying to follow Libya after a week , it seems French/UK determined to send gaddafi out , recent NATO attack on gaddafi armed trucks shows NATO is not afraid of working ( behind the screens ) with Rebels in stopping gaddafi forces .. -- this Germany meeting also favoring Rebels , which favors BEAR side on OIL ..