TRIPOLI - had NATO Sunday performed early in raids against the port of Tripoli and Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's residence near the centre of the capital, said a Libyan official.
"There were two raids on the port and Bab Al-Aziziyah", the residence of Kadhafi, who has already been the target has several times, the official said.
Earlier, around 12: 30 (2230 GMT Saturday), an AFP journalist heard two explosions and a fighter aircraft flying over the capital at low altitude.
Taken in a bus by the authorities, international correspondents do not have access to the residence of Gaddafi. An official said after speaking to the guards from the immense residence: "they expect new raids, we do not have permission to go."
NATO had earlier hit eight ships of the Navy of Gaddafi, the alliance said as U.S. President Barack Obama responded to the constitutional questions concerning the duration of the Libyan conflict.
During this time, the authorities in Tripoli breakdown Obama as "delirium" for more soon which suggests that the departure of Libyan leader veteran is inevitable.
They strongly deny reports of Gaddafi woman and her daughter had fled in Tunisia and the Minister of petroleum Shukri Ghanem had defected.
NATO said it carried out "precision strikes" at the ports of Tripoli, Al-Khums and Surt, hitting eight boats.
"In view of the increasing use of naval assets, NATO had no choice but to take decisive action to protect the civilian population of the Libya and NATO forces at sea, said Rear Admiral Russell Harding, Deputy Chief of the NATO-led air war."
Harding insisted that all affected targets were military but Mussa Ibrahim Government spokesman accused NATO of trying to push the international shipping companies to clear direction of the Government-held ports.
British aircraft target Al-Khums, the nearest of the naval base under the control of the forces of Gaddafi for the rebel-held city of Misrata, spokesman for the British defence staff Major General John Lorimer said.
"As well as hitting two corvettes in the port, the tornado Force air Royal successfully targeted a facility at the arsenal building fast inflatable boats, which Libyan forces have used several times in their efforts to mine Misrata and attack ships in the area"Lorimer said.""
"The destruction last night of the installation and a important stock of boats will reduce the ability of the regime to support these tactics", he added.
NATO has increased pressure on Gaddafi by hitting several command and control centres in Tripoli these days.
"It has limited ability of Gaddafi to give orders to his forces." It has also limited its freedom of movement. Indeed he went into hiding, "Commander of the wing Mike Bracken of NATO said in Brussels."
In Tripoli, Government spokesman has described as the prediction of Obama "delirium" in a speech Thursday departure of leader Libyan veteran is inevitable.
"Obama is still delusional - he believes that the lies that his own Government and own media across the world", said Ibrahim.
"It is not Obama who decides if Moamer Kadhafi left the Libya or not." It is the Libyan people who decide their future. ?
Obama sent a letter to Congress, seeking political support of us action in the NATO aggression, as he hit a technical period of 60 days to obtain formal approval of the Congress for the use of its powers of war.
The White House maintains that its role in supporting the allies does not merit a formal declaration of war, as required by the US Constitution.
He also said that the action is the kind of governance campaign of 1973 war powers Act requires that any military action plue 60 days to be authorized by the Congress.
But in a letter, said Obama that it would be useful to place if lawmakers supported by a binding resolution to highlight the American support.
Also, the African Union leaders will gather for an extraordinary Summit in Addis Ababa next week to discuss the Libyan conflict, the Organization announced.
Last month, the pan-African body has proposed a truce, but it was rejected by the rebels, who insisted on the departure of Gaddafi.
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