





VIDEO Ally operations against Libya started / US forces launched tens of Tomahawk missiles / Raids targeted military bases and positions of pro Qaddafi forces / Libyan leader threatens to attack civilian objectives and military ones in the Mediterranean Sea
1:32 AM Libya demands the urged meeting of the UN Security Council, claiming that 48 civilians died and 150 were injured in the attacks of the allied forces.
00:45AM An American official declared that Qaddafi’s air defense was severely affected by the allied attacks.
00:30 AM Thousands of Libyans surrounded Qaddafi’s general headquarters in Tripoli, promising to defend him with their lives against allied attacks. There are numerous children. Qaddafi’s family is inside.
00:00 AM The Libyan government qualified the attacks as barbaric saying that they provoked real sufferings among civilians.
23:55 PM Qaddafi threatens to attack civilian and military objectives in the Mediterranean Sea, AFP reads.
23:50 PM Qaddafi addresses a speech about the aggression against Libya.
23:30 PM Allied bombings hit Mitiga base in Tripoli and a military base of loyalists nearby Misrata.
22:50 PM According to Al Jazeera, the National Council of rebellions coordinate attacks with international forces.
22:45 PM Libyan state television aired that the enemy attacked civilian targets in Zuwarah, Tripoli, Misrata, Sirte and Benghazi.
22:00 PM US announced that it launched over 110 Tomahawk missiles against Libyan targets.
21:44 PM Several explosions were heard East of Tripoli but their origin is unknown, AFP informs.
20:32 PM American Defense minister Robert Gates canceled his visit scheduled for Russia after the military intervention in Libya was started.
7:45 PM French war planes destroyed four Libyan tanks.
7 PM The first attack of French planes over a Libyan military vehicle was at 16:45 GMT, French Defense minister announced.
6:50 PM About 20 planes were involved in Saturday’s actions, French spokesperson declared.
6:25 PM Canadian PM Stephen Harper: if Benghazi falls, Qaddafi’s regime will not resist long, Reuters informs.
6:16 PM Angela Merkel: Germany will not be part of any military missions in Libya.
5:38 PM Currently Italy offers only its air bases for actions against Libya and might be part of air raids if it is necessary, Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi announced quoted by ANSA.
5:20 PM Italian war planes monitor Libya, Al Arabiya informs.