Libya Rebels Reject Ceasefire, War Continues
Rebel Leader Rules Out 'Mediation' With AU
The rebel leadership in East Libya announced Monday that it is rejecting an African Union call for a ceasefire and negotiation with the Gadhafi regime in western Libya. The AU delegation had been met with cheers at Benghazi’s airport, but left in failure.
The leadership says they cannot possibly accept any deal which does not include the immediate ouster of Moammar Gadhafi and his entire family from Libya. The AU deal did not, but had been agreed to by Gadhafi already.
The rejection means that the civil war in Libya continues, and Gadhafi forces are continuing to attempt to conquer the city of Ajdabiyah, one of the last strongholds before reaching Benghazi. Neither side has been able to reach the other’s capital city since fighting began in earnest, but are rather trading control over central cities.
The African Union’s deal appeared to be an attempt to recognize the reality of the stalemate and move toward talks on a partition of Libya between east and west. Though the rebels do have NATO’s air campaign on their side, it does not appear that they have the military might to conquer the west, and have stalled every time they reach Gadhafi’s homeland.
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Jamal
April 11th, 2011 at 10:00 pm
1- Among other thing…, we said from the beginning that US is after to divide Libya into East and West Libya.., as they have to Korea, as they have divided Yugoslavia, as they were trying to divide Iraq.
Now Hillary Clinton agrees with ceasefire.., if the Libyan army leave where they have entered
“forcefully” she says…! this demand per se is pathetic.., this was a war that was started by Hillary and Obama.., is anyone within Obama administration asking her.., was all that true what we said that it was Hillary Clinton, Susan Rice, Power, Saudis, Arab emirates and Kuwaitis Kingdome tyrants and Obamas war to start with and now they have a demand…!
Jamal
April 11th, 2011 at 10:01 pm
2- Isn’t it enough with all lies about massacres that was going to take place in Libya if we (US/NATO) don’t act.., isn’t that enough with all these lies about Libyan liberation army where it turned out to be a CIA operation in alliance with Al Queida and other terrorist groups…, Madeline Albright did the same thing supporting the Balkan Mafia Hashim taci to create a Kosovo Liberation Army.., as always the US lies turned out to be nothing but a plot against a legitimate government.
Look Muammar Gaddafi is no saint.., nor the US government for that matter…, every one in this world knows that, the Libyan people are not in love with this man.., but to Libyan standard his been good for Libyan people and has been good for Libya…,
Jamal
April 11th, 2011 at 10:02 pm
3- in the other hand Saudis Kingdome Tyrants or the Bahrainis Tyrants and etc.., which Obama nor any other administration is talking about their atrocities’ toward their people.., question is.., if Hillary Clinton is going to do something about these Tyrants regimes. Is she and Susan Rice and rest are willing to act against Israel and their atrocities’ toward Palestinians for last 50 years.., or for that matter why Susan Rice or Obama or EU and NATO – Canada is not doing anything to stop the Israel apartheid regime killing Palestinians‘.
Andron
April 12th, 2011 at 12:22 am
Gadhafi is a Libyan.
Where is he expected to go?
The Rebels are really Terrorists with no coherent Leadership. Libya will descend into a Somalia if these people ever come into power.
Get real France, Britain and USA stop looking at your chances of getting control of Libya's oil and start thinking of the good of this country not just your GREED.
jeff_davis
April 12th, 2011 at 7:35 am
"Get real France, Britain and USA stop looking at your chances of getting control of Libya's oil and start thinking of the good of this country not just your GREED."
You're kidding, right?
Ira7Epstein
April 12th, 2011 at 4:10 pm
The rebels rejection of the AU deal is one of the consequences of the ill concieved NATO (United States) intervention in the Libyan civil war. If the rebels were not assured of NATO support for thier cause they would be more open to a deal with Gahdafi that would split Libya. The unintended result of NATO intervention (perhaps it was intended) was to prolong the civil war, thus causing more deaths and suffering among the civilian population of LIbya. It was the stated purpose of the NATO intervention to prevent the very thing the NATO intervention has caused.