Libyan insurgents waiting for a new offensive Gaddafi

The rebels and forces loyal to Colonel Qaddafi, are waging a fierce battle in the town of Az-Zawiya east of Tripoli. According to incoming reports, government troops, backed by artillery and armored vehicles attempted to capture the town's main square. Nevertheless, as reported by BBC local residents, they were able to line a few tanks and disrupt the offensive, so that the center of the city remained in their hands. Both sides suffered heavy losses at the same time. On Friday, dozens of people were killed and injured in the explosions at the armory in the second largest city in Libya, Benghazi, which is also in the hands of insurgents. Meanwhile, Colonel Qaddafi has taken the offensive on the diplomatic front, appointing a new ambassador to the UN. However, it is not clear whether the U.S. will give visa Ali Abdussalam tracks for a trip to New York. Gaddafi's troops "on the run " The battles in the cities of Az-Zawiya and Ras Lanuf received conflicting reports. City Az-Zawiya 50 km from Tripoli was, according to some sources, immediately attacked from the west and east by strong groups of troops loyal to Colonel Qaddafi. During the fighting killed at least 18 people. As stated in an interview with BBC Eze-zawiya resident named Mohammed, the battle began on Saturday at six in the morning local time. Government forces tried to recapture the city from insurgents, but already by 11 am the attack bogged down. "The central square has broken a few tanks, but they were captured and burned, - said Mohammed .- And from our side, and by the troops of Gadhafi were losses, but Az-Zaviyu they failed to capture it exactly ". "Now I'm on the town square - continued to witness - and the troops Gaddafi is nowhere in sight, they fled, abandoning their equipment and taking cover in doorways. But the rebels caught them, some killed, others captured. "In Libya, are the real battles Source (s) AP Photo / Hussein Malla Mohammed also said that he retreated troops loyal to the regime of Gaddafi, can take a new offensive. Meanwhile, the rebels during the fighting with heavy artillery of government forces recaptured the port city of Ras Lanuf east of Tripoli. Troops loyal to the regime, retreated to his hometown Muammar Gaddafi for two days ago after fighting near the town of Brega. Now they were forced to withdraw to 40 kilometers to the west. According to reports BBC, who arrived in Ras Lanuf on Saturday morning, the city is located entirely in the hands and the rebels. Moreover, as noted by commentators, the balance of power generally quite difficult to determine because the struggle for control of the country continues. In Tripoli, there is increasing confidence that the regime of Gaddafi strengthens its position across the country, while in other places the opposition grows stronger, united desire to get rid of Qaddafi. The battle at the UN in an explosion at armory in Benghazi were killed and wounded dozens of people in the meantime Col. Gaddafi turned into a counter and on the diplomatic front, appointing a new ambassador to the UN instead of the previous one, who spoke against the Libyan regime. However, while it remains unclear whether the U.S. will give visa Ali Abdussalam tracks so he could come to New York. Appointment of the new Libyan envoy put the UN in a difficult position, because the old ambassador and his deputy, sharply criticized the regime of Gaddafi, are still in New York and continue to participate in the UN. In this case, the government Gaddafi is still considered the legitimate representative of Libya to the UN, and therefore has the right to appoint ambassadors at their discretion. The situation is complicated by the fact that Libya's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa Kuss sent a letter to the UN Security Council, which insists that the sanctions against Colonel Gaddafi, his sons and close friends, "must be suspended until such time as there is no disclosed the whole truth ". These sanctions were imposed in connection with charges the regime in the use of force against peaceful demonstrators. Kuss said that opposition to government forces, the demonstrators were minimal, while the UN estimates that during the violence in Libya, killing more than a thousand people.