TRIPOLI - a NATO bombing blitz, which the alliance insisted was intended not to Moamer Kadhafi, shaken Tripoli, rebels in besieged Misrata claimed to repel the forces of the Libyan strongman.
NATO said that, since the alliance took over military operations on March 31 to protect civilians from the pro-Gaddafi forces, jets conducted almost 6,000 sorties, including more than 2,300 strike missions.
Step bombs in all these missions, the figures show, as officials again insisted that the raids were not intended to kill Gaddafi, who ruled the nation of North Africa more than four decades.
"All NATO targets are military targets, which means that the objectives that we have an and it also arrived yesterday evening in Tripoli, are command and control bunkers" Brigadier General Claudio Gabellini has told reporters. "
"NATO does not target individuals," he said via video link from the headquarters of the operation at Naples in Italy.
But asked if Kadhafi was still alive, the Italian General of NATO, said: "we have no evidence." We do not know what Gaddafi did now. ?
Tuesday first jets had shouted down on the capital, Tripoli, in a bombardment intense lasts approximately three hours an AFP journalist said.
The explosions came after NATO Chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the clock is ticking for Kadhafi, who had "sooner than later realize that there is no future for him or his regime.".
Gaddafi has survived a bombing similar NATO on 1 may in Tripoli, who killed his second youngest son, Seif al-Arab and three of his grandchildren.
Inspired by the uprisings in other Arab countries, the rebels have fought since mid-February to oust al-Gaddafi, but they met fierce resistance in spite of gaining a foothold in the eastern city of Benghazi.
They have put in place a National Transitional Council (NTC) and Mahmud Jibril, a senior figure in the opposition of the Libya, was to meet with key legislators on Wednesday to discuss the conflict, senior U.S. Senator John Kerry told us.
Kerry, a democratic ally of the White House, who chairs the Committee of the Foreign Relations of the Senate, said that he will make a public appearance with Jibril to 3: 30 pm (1930 GMT).
"The Foreign Affairs Commission and the American people is willing to learn more about the movement of opposition in Libya and Mahmud Jibril is well positioned to answer our questions," Kerry said in a statement.
The United States has not yet recognize the NTC France, the Italy and the Qatar, with representatives in Washington saying that they wanted a "clearer picture" first on the body of the opposition.
The rebels meanwhile said they had led Gaddafi forces from the Western port of Misrata, which has been besieged loyalist for approximately two months, and were ready to make another push.
After heavy clashes, the rebels controlled a stretch of road on the West coast of Misrata, their last major stronghold, in the West which prompted thousands to flee.
A journalist from AFP said the rebels had forced Government troops about 15 kilometres (10 miles) from Misrata, Dafnia and were preparing to move on Zliten, the next town on the road to Tripoli.
Haj Mohammed, a commander rebel, said "every day, we manage to advance along the coastal road towards Zliten." Yesterday 15 kilometres (10 miles), today only two, but the advance is irresistible. ?
Rebels have been using containers is to protect fire loyalist, and bulldozers were pushing forward as the advance continued.
Ahmad Hassan, a spokesman for the rebel of Misrata, said insurgents had also "liberated" areas to the South and East of the city, killing several troops of Gaddafi and seizing a large quantity of weapons. Eighteen rebels and civilians were injured.
The rebel claims could not be verified immediately.
During this time, the UN refugee agency has appealed to ships in the Mediterranean to treat all the boats, leaving the Libya as being in need of assistance after reports a vessel loaded with up to 600 people had capsized last week.
The Office of the High Commissioner for refugees, United Nations said the number of fragile and overloaded boat carrying people fleeing
The Libya increased.
"We believe that any vessel of Libya should be considered prima facie as a boat which has need of assistance," the UNHCR spokesman, said Melissa Fleming.
"We believe that all of these boats carrying people trying to escape, of which many are weakened by the conflict, wait please not a distress call.
The Organization of the United Nations said Monday nearly 750,000 people have fled the Libya since the beginning of the conflict.
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