A Libyan jet bomber crashes after being shot down in Benghazi on March 19, 2011 as Libya’s rebel stronghold came under attack, with at least two air strikes and sustained shelling of the city’s south sending thick smoke into the sky.
A parachute (L) is ejected from a Libyan jet bomber as it crashes after being hit over Benghazi on March 19, 2011 as Libya’s rebel stronghold came under attack, with at least two air strikes and sustained shelling of the city’s south sending thick smoke into the sky.
A parachute (L) is ejected from a Libyan jet bomber as it crashes after being hit over Benghazi on March 19, 2011 as Libya’s rebel stronghold came under attack, with at least two air strikes and sustained shelling of the city’s south sending thick smoke into the sky.
A huge explosions is seen over the outskirts of Benghazi after a plane of Gadhafi’s forces was shot down over eastern Libya, Saturday, March 19, 2011. Explosions shook the Libyan city of Benghazi early on Saturday while a fighter jet was heard flying overhead, and residents said the eastern rebel stronghold was under attack from Muammar Gaddafi’s forces.
Smoke billows after a Libyan jet bomber crashed after being shot down in Benghazi on March 19, 2011 as Libya’s rebel stronghold came under attack, with at least two air strikes and sustained shelling of the city’s south sending thick smoke into the sky.
Smoke billows from a Benghazi neighbourhood on March 19, 2011 as Libya’s rebel stronghold came under attack, with at least two air strikes and sustained shelling of the city’s south sending thick smoke into the sky.
Tanpa memperdulikan kritikan Dunia,Bandar Benghazi Terus Dibom
‘Pro-Gaddafi forces enter Benghazi’
Forces loyal to Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi have entered the opposition-controlled city of Benghazi as fighter jets keep shelling the city’s south, reports say.
Planes carried out at least two air strikes in the eastern city and columns of black smoke were seen rising from the targeted areas as pro-Gaddafi forces advanced to western suburbs of Benghazi, AFP reported.
Meanwhile, reports said one warplane has been shot down over the city as anti-government forces returned fire. There are also reports of heavy artillery and gunfire in the turmoil-hit city.
The revolution that began on Feb. 15, in the eastern city of Benghazi and spread east to the capital Tripoli has been sliding toward a civil war that could be prolonged, with opposition forces backed by mutinous army units going on the offensive to try to put an end to Gaddafi’s 41-year-old despotic rule.
The attack comes despite the announcement by the Libyan regime that forces loyal to Gaddafi have halted all their military operations.
On Thursday night, the UN Security Council passed a resolution, co-sponsored by France, Britain, Lebanon and the United States, endorsing a no-fly zone over crisis-hit Libya and military strikes on pro-Gaddafi forces to guard civilians.
Hours after the vote, Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa stated that the regime has declared an immediate ceasefire and stoppage of all military operations.
Pro-Gaddafi troops, backed by heavier armor and a monopoly on air power as compared to poorly armored opposition forces, have reportedly wrest back control of Zawiya and Zuwara west of the capital, Tripoli, and have tightened their siege of Misrata over the past few days.
They have also pushed revolutionary forces out of oil port cities of Ras Lanuf and Brega, and captured a strategic road junction at Ajdabiya.
Gaddafi’s forces, however, have lost vast swathes of Cyrenaica, the country’s fertile eastern coastal region to anti-government forces, who are struggling to penetrate deep into the front line westward toward the capital Tripoli, Gaddafi’s main stronghold. -PressTV
Serangan udara ke atas Benghazi walaupun sudah ada gencatan senjata
Airstrikes hit Benghazi despite ceasefire
A fighter jet has bombarded an area southwest of opposition-controlled city of Benghazi in breach of Libyan regime’s announcement of a ceasefire on Friday.
A fighter jet has pounded an area southwest of Libya’s opposition-controlled city of Benghazi as the battle between pro-Gaddafi troops and opposition forces rages on in the country.
Two columns of smoke were seen rising from the targeted zone in the southwestern part of the city after the attack, while anti-government forces in the city were returning fire, AFP reported.
Earlier reports said a string of loud explosions and airstrikes wrere heard in the eastern city of Benghazi.
According to some witness accounts, the explosions started about 2 a.m. local time and Gaddafi’s forces are advancing approximately 20 km (12 miles) from Benghazi.
The attack comes despite the announcement by the Libyan regime that forces loyal to Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi have halted all their military operations.-PressTV
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A Libyan rebel flashes the victory sign as he arrives with his weapon to the frontline near Sultan, south of Benghazi, Libya, Friday, March 18, 2011. The U.N. Security Council voted Thursday to impose a no-fly zone over Libya and authorize “all necessary measures” to protect civilians from attacks by Moammar Gadhafi’s forces, hours after the Libyan leader vowed to crush the rebellion with a final assault on the opposition capital of Benghazi.
A man holding a placard thanking France, looks at Libyan rebel fighters parade in the center of Benghazi with an injured member of Moamer Kadhafi’s forces captured on the outskirts of the city on March 18, 2011 as thousands gathered in the rebel stronghold for prayers and celebrations after a UN vote approved a no-fly zone.
Protesters attend Friday prayer in Benghazi March 18, 2011. Al Jazeera television reported that pro-Gaddafi forces were advancing quickly towards the rebel stronghold of Benghazi on Friday evening, despite a ceasefire declared earlier in the day.
Protesters attend Friday prayer near a courthouse in Benghazi March 18, 2011. Al Jazeera television reported that pro-Gaddafi forces were advancing quickly towards the rebel stronghold of Benghazi on Friday evening, despite a ceasefire declared earlier in the day.
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