In Libya, clashes grew into the war: Kaddafi punishers arranged a brutal reprisal in the city of rebels

In Libya, the opposition protests resulted in a real civil war. Last Thursday, supporters and opponents of the Muammar Gaddafi regime fought fiercely with each other: the military units faithful to the Libyan leader tried to recapture the cities captured by the rebellious. The rebels, who previously taken control of the east of the country, slowly but surely move west, capturing more and more new territories. Most experts believe that the fall of the Gaddafi regime will occur in the near future, since its resources are actually enough only to retain the capital of the country of Tripoli.

On the eve of armed skirmishes occurred in the cities of Misrat and Ez-Zavia, the rebels captured the city of Zuara, located 120 km west of Tripoli. Gaddafi, wanting to demonstrate force, in the morning he sent troops and African mercenaries to the city of Ezuwa, which was also under the control of the rebels located 50 km to the west of the capital. During the slaughterhouses arranged by the security forces in the EZ-Zavia using helicopters and heavy weapons, many people died, houses and schools were destroyed.

- international isolation of Libya is amplified
- The Russian woman who refused to evacuate said what is happening in Tripoli

According to eyewitnesses, the military fired a targeted fire to defeat the civilian population. Using anti-aircraft missile systems, the mosque was turned into ruins, in which opponents of the regime were hidden. The mercenaries survived in a missile attack finished from machine guns, the Kommersant newspaper reports. According to the AL-JAZEera satellite television channel, about 100 people died as a result, more than 400 were injured.

In the city of Misrat, located about 200 kilometers east of Tripoli, the elite government battalion "Hamsa" tried to take control of the local airport, ITAR-TASS reports.

In the capital of Libya, the whole day on the eve of the intense situation reigned, although the authorities assure that the situation begins to gradually normalize - so, after several days of riots, some shops and banks opened. However, eyewitnesses say that Tripoli is like a ghost city. In the capital, armed African mercenaries and special forces on armored vehicles are traveling to army jeeps. Without warning, they shoot at the groups of people who seem suspicious to them. On the approaches to Tripoli, strongholds were created and all roads to the city were blocked.

Libyan security forces distributed a statement in which they promised an amnesty to all armed opponents of the Gaddafi regime, if they voluntarily lay out their weapons. The authorities also called on citizens to issue the organizers of anti -government actions. Those who provide information about instigators promise a monetary reward. The son of the head of the Libyan Revolution, the safe of al-Islam Gaddafi, speaking on television, invited foreign journalists to come to the country to see his own eyes that the situation in Tripoli had already normalized.

Residents of the eastern regions of Libya under the control of the rebels threatened in response to this statement to organize a march to Tripoli to overthrow the Gaddafi regime. A number of Arab and Berber tribes, as well as Tuarean, have already refused the support of Gaddafi. Among the opposition to the side of the opposition are Tarhun, Warfalla and Zintan tribes.

On Thursday, it became known about the flight of a relative and the security forces of Ahmed Caddaf ad-Dama close to Gaddafi. He publicly declared a protest in connection with large -scale violence and violation of human rights.

The ex-minister of justice, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, who took part in the meeting of the heads of tribes and representatives of the communities of the eastern part of the country in the city of El-Baida, who had the recently resigned, warned that Gaddafi had biological and chemical weapons. Mustafa Abdel Jalil called on the international community and the UN to prevent Gaddafi from using these resources. As the ex-minister fears, the cornfield driven into the corner can take the most extreme measures. According to Jalil, after the fall of Tripoli, Gaddafi will finish his way in the same way as Adolf Hitler did this after the fall of Berlin.

International insulation of Libya intensifies

The reaction of the international community in relation to events taking place in Libya is becoming increasingly sharp. Germany President Christian Wulf described the leader of the revolution as a mentally unbalanced person who "terrorizes" his people with the help of power. German Foreign Minister Gido Westerwell said that Gaddafi is a dictator opposing his own people. “I wish you the last days of Gaddafi’s reign,” the minister added.

The Minister of Defense of France Alain Juppe, in turn, condemned the use by supporters of Gaddafi heavy weapons against the population. France supported the idea of ​​comprehensive tightening of sanctions against Libya.

On Wednesday evening, a statement of the situation in Libya was made by US President Barack Obama. He noted that the United States is not just concerned about the situation in Libya, but intend to hold consultations with its partners regarding the situation in the country as soon as possible. According to Obama, a peaceful transition to democracy should occur in Libya, as it was in Egypt and Tunisia.

The Switzerland authorities ordered to freeze all the Avoirs belonging to Gaddafi, which can be located on its territory. The Foreign Ministry of Libya, however, denied the information that the colonel has bank accounts in Switzerland or in some other bank in the world, threatening the confederation authorities with trials.

In the League of Arab states, concern for the fate of the region in connection with the events in Libya. According to General Secretary Lag Amra Musa, the situation in this country is unacceptable. He again recalled the decision to suspend the participation of all government delegations from Libya in the work of the lag and its organizations, noting that this measure will remain in strength until the situation in the country is normalized. A clear position on Libya Lag is going to formulate in March at a meeting of the heads of the Foreign Ministry and the organization summit.

The safe al-Islam Gaddafi on the body accused some Arab regimes of the conspiracy against Libya. Muamar Gaddafi himself of another speech accused Al-Qaeda’s terrorist network of excitement in Libya. He called the oppositionists “drug addicts” who serve the interests of Ben Laden. ”As Gaddafi said, the real power in the country is in the hands of the people, and he himself fulfills the“ moral institutional function ”. The Libyan leader urged residents to go out and repuls the protests. As Caddafi noted, he is not responsible for the unrest that was taking place, since the authorities are concentrated in his hands. People's Committee.

The son of the Libyan leader Saadi told The Financial Times on the phone that in the coming days a new constitution will be made public in Libya, which will ensure the transition to radical reforms. As Saadi assured, Muammar Gaddafi is not going to resign and will remain the "father of the nation."

The Russian woman who refused to evacuate said what is happening in Tripoli

Many countries have evacuated their citizens, including this process of Russia. On Wednesday, February 23, the first stage in the evacuation of Russians was completed - four aircraft of the Russian Ministry of Emergencies delivered 339 people to Moscow from Libya. On Friday morning, two more aircraft of the Russian Ministry of Emergencies with citizens of the Russian Federation on board flew out of the Libyan city of Sirts to Moscow.

According to agencies, not everyone can be evacuated - so, on the boundaries of Libya with Tunisia and Egypt, there are currently thousands of immigrants from these countries. Refugees are afraid that Gaddafi will give the order to bomb them. According to Vesti.ru , the most stressful situation is now on the eastern border with Egypt - one and a half million Egyptians are trying to return to their homeland from Libya.

Nevertheless, as it turned out, not all Russians seek to leave Libya covered by the war. The Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper interviewed a Russian woman from Tatarstan, who has been living in Libya for more than 20 years. At first, the woman, whose husband holds a high post in the Libyan army, wanted to return to Kazan along with Tatar oil workers and their families, but then changed her mind.

With a 21-year-old son and a 19-year-old daughter, a woman spent two days at the Russian embassy in Tripoli for two days, and then more than a day at the airport. But at the last moment she abandoned the idea of ​​evacuation and remained in Libya together with the children.

As the woman’s mother, who was living in Kazan, said last night, her daughter called and said that the situation was really normalized in Tripoli. The commandant’s hour was canceled, the janitors even took to the streets. The woman, however, noted that on the outskirts of the capital, the riots continue.

Another resident of Tatarstan, a translator of the oil company Marat Safin, returned to Kazan on Thursday with his wife and newborn son. As the wife of the translator Almir said, everything happened very quickly, they did not even have time to stock up with products. And for several days, when they sat locked up 30 km from Tripoli, ate what it was. Some Russians admitted that in the evenings they sat in complete darkness, afraid to attract attention with light. They kept communication with relatives over the Internet, talked on Skype talked. In the last days before the evacuation in Libya there was practically no telephone connection.

On Tuesday, in service cars, the Russians reached the embassy, ​​and from there a column to the airport. According to Almira, it was very scary on the streets, shooting was constantly heard. 13 hours the column with the Russians was waiting for the opportunity to sit on an airport near the airport. Last Wednesday, employees of the large Tatarstan oil company returned from Trekholi to Russia along with families - only about 70 people.