Libyan rebels are visible in Misrata (Libya), April 22, 2011. Misrata is the only city in the West of the Libya still under control of the forces of the opposition. (Xinhua/Nasser Nuri)
(TRIPOLI, April 23, Xinhua) - Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Khaled Kaim the Libya said Friday that the Libyan army out of the rebel-held city of Misrata and allow local tribes to remedy the situation.
Kaim told journalists that the Libyan army will leave the city and the local tribes and people will try to find a solution to the problems by force or by negotiations.
"The situation in Misrata.." 'll be treated by the tribes Misrata and residents of Misrata and not by the Libyan army, "he says.
Third largest city of the Libya, Misrata about 210 km from Tripoli witnessed gunfires fiece between rebel forces and the forces of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi since early March.
Hours after the announcement of adjustment of strategies in Misrata by Gaddafi forces, NATO bombs struck a parking lot in central Tripoli on Saturday, an area near composed of Gaddafi.
Spokesman for the Libyan Government Mussa Ibrahim said attack "very powerful" on Saturday killed three people.
Witnesses have said that having heard jets flying over the city.
The Western coalition have promised to continue their airstrikes until that Gaddafi steps down. But their military campaign, now in its second month, managed to tip the balance.
While the war in Libya seems to be towards an impasse, US Senator John McCain called on the international community to provide more aid to the rebel of the National transition Council (NTC).
McCain made the comments Friday after his visit to Benghazi, a stronghold of the rebels from the East since the beginning of the disorders.
The veteran politician U.S., hailed Benghazi as "sources of hope", said to journalists that it will encourage all countries, particularly in the United States to recognize the NTC as the legitimate voice of the Libyan people. He has also called for more aid for the opposition to "create a condition on the ground" to force Qaddafi to leave.
"The Governments which have frozen assets of the Gaddafi regime should release part of the money for the NTC so that they can maintain and improve their duration and their governance capacity," he said.
McCain also called on NATO to adopt emergency measures in its air campaign to protect civilians in Misrata. He said that he supported the decision of the U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates use Predator armed drones in Misrata so that the forces of Gaddafi hidden in civilian areas could be better identified.
The rebels are not al-Qaida terrorists claimed by Gaddafi, McCain said, but it is concerned about the impasse which can "open door" to Islamic radicals and to infiltrate the country.
The Senator has asked NATO to provide "sufficient and appropriate assistance" to help the rebels, including the command and control, intelligence, training and weapons.
International organizations and neighbouring countries now perform humanitarian operations the ship to the thousands of stranded foreigners and the wounded from the Misrata.
The rebels have promised that they would not ask NATO to send in troops on the ground in Libya. However, the NTC said Wednesday that she would not refuse the military intervention on the ground in Misrata for humanitarian reasons.
Special report: foreign military Intervention in Libya
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