BRUSSELS May 2 (Reuters) - Following are the latest available details of military activity in Libya: ((For full Reuters coverage of the Libyan conflict.
* Libyan government forces bombarded the port of rebel-held Misrata with rockets and shellfire on Monday, disrupting operations to bring supplies in by sea to the besieged city.
* A rebel spokesman complained that NATO forces, charged with protecting civilians caught up in the uprising against Gaddafi's rule, had failed to act in defence of Misrata.
* Misrata, which has become a bloody symbol of resistance to him, was subjected to renewed bombardments on Monday.
* The frontline in eastern Libya has been static west of the town of Ajdabiyah for a week, with government troops digging in and rebels attempting to train and regroup.
* NATO launched airstrikes overnight on positions held by Libyan government forces near the rebel-held town of Zintan and destroyed at least 10 tanks and vehicles.
* Turkey said on Monday it was evacuating staff from its embassy in Tripoli after attacks by angry crowds on several European embassies in the Libyan capital following a NATO airstrike that killed a son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
* NATO conducted 165 sorties on Sunday, 60 of them intended as strike missions - to identify and engage targets but which do not always involve the use of munitions.
Source Link:http://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFLDE7411FP20110502
* Libyan government forces bombarded the port of rebel-held Misrata with rockets and shellfire on Monday, disrupting operations to bring supplies in by sea to the besieged city.
* A rebel spokesman complained that NATO forces, charged with protecting civilians caught up in the uprising against Gaddafi's rule, had failed to act in defence of Misrata.
* Misrata, which has become a bloody symbol of resistance to him, was subjected to renewed bombardments on Monday.
* The frontline in eastern Libya has been static west of the town of Ajdabiyah for a week, with government troops digging in and rebels attempting to train and regroup.
* NATO launched airstrikes overnight on positions held by Libyan government forces near the rebel-held town of Zintan and destroyed at least 10 tanks and vehicles.
* Turkey said on Monday it was evacuating staff from its embassy in Tripoli after attacks by angry crowds on several European embassies in the Libyan capital following a NATO airstrike that killed a son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
* NATO conducted 165 sorties on Sunday, 60 of them intended as strike missions - to identify and engage targets but which do not always involve the use of munitions.
Source Link:http://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFLDE7411FP20110502
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