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- Amr Moussa, the secretary general of the Arab League, appeared to backtrack on the League's support for the coalition yesterday, saying the jet and cruise-missile strikes "differ[ed] from the aim of imposing a no-fly zone."Moussa and his colleagues had asked the UN Security Council days before to institute a no-fly zone and left it up to the member states as to how it might be carried out, so yesterday's remarks had some observers scratching their heads.Today, UK foreign secretary William Hague attempted a bit of damage control. Hague said he had spoken with Moussa, who still supported the coalition."I think too much was made of Amr Moussa's comments," he said. "I will be talking to him again today."
UK defence secretary Liam Fox has told BBC Radio 5 that targeting Gaddafi himself - something the United States has thus far denied doing - could "potentially be a possibility" if civilians would not be harmed.
Robert Gates, the US defence secretary, responded negatively to Fox's comments. He said expanding the coalition's goals could divide it and that it was "unwise" to set such specific goals that might be unachievable.
Twitter user @FMCNL, who has been monitoring some military flight flights and electronic communications in and around Libya, has posted this recording of what is said to be a broadcast coming from an orbiting EC-130J modified Hercules turboprop airplane that is probably being used by the US Air Force for "psychological operations" in Libya.
The broadcast warns a Libyan ship not to leave port (which port, we don't know) or risk being destroyed.
We mentioned Mo Nabbous below - a Facebook page has also been set up to remember him.
It's three days old, but this video from Misrata shows the damage Gaddafi's troops have done in their recent attempts to subdue the western town 211km east of Tripoli, which is also the site of a major oil refinery:
- NBC's Richard Engel draws a distinction between the Libyan rebels and the protesters in Egypt and wonders whether the transitional national council in Benghazi would be recognised by the rest of the country7:06am
- 6:25am
We just stumbled across this video of Mohammed "Mo" Nabbous, one of the voices from Benghazi known well among Western media, joking around with CNN reporter Ben Wedeman and camerwoman Mary Rogers during the early days of the Libya uprising. Nabbous was killed on Saturday during a final Gaddafi push on Benghazi before coalition planes began their attack.
- 4:21am
As the uprisings continue across the region, signs of solidarity continue as well. Making the rounds on Twitter is this short video with the following message:
"Inspired by the uprisings occurring in the Middle East and North Africa, this film is an ode to movements striving to reclaim their dignity and sovereignty from their keepers":
- 4:14am
The AFP newsagency, quoting the coalition, says Gaddafi's military control centre was the target of strikes on Sunday and was destroyed.
Libyan officals took journalists to see what they claimed was the damage from a missile attack. Officials said the missiles had struck very near to Gaddafi's tent.
Anita McNaught, Al Jazeera's correspondent in Tripoli, said journalists taken to the scene asked officials why there was no smoke or fire. One official said he didn't know because he wasn't a military expert.
Pro-democracy fighters have been celebrating in the eastern city of Benghazi after French jets demolished Gaddafi's heavy armour that was heading their way.
Al Jazeera's James Bays visited the site of the attack to file this report:
Photo: ReutersLibyan anti-aircraft tracer fire erupted on Sunday night following the second day of bombardment by international forces.
The Pentagon in a press briefing on March 20 said Gaddafi "isn't the target" and they had "no indication of civilian casualties". Watch the report by Al Jazeera's Rosiland Jordan.
British forces have taken part in "another co-ordinated strike against Libyan air defence systems," the military has announced.
For a second time, the UK has launched guided Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles from a Trafalgar Class submarine in the Mediterranean as part of a coordinated coalition plan to enforce the resolution," Major General John Lorimer said in a statement.
"We and our international partners are continuing operations in support of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973."
Photo: ReutersLibyan anti-aircraft tracer fire erupted in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, as international forces pounded the country's air defences and patrolled its skies.
Late on Sunday fresh explosions rocked the capital in a second night of air raids by international forces. Read the latest news here.
Libyan TV showing pictures of what it says are thousands of people gathering in the capital for funerals of people killed in air raids. The government says 64 people died in the attacks which began on March 20.
Ryanair, the Irish budget carrier, has diverted flights from Trapani airport in Sicily starting Monday to make way for military operations over Libya. The airport at the foot of the Italian peninsula doubles as a military base. It is about 560km from the westernmost point of Libya.
The move was the first reported direct impact from the Libyan conflict on airline operations outside the country.
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