Sunday, April 10, 2011

Possible Cease Fire in Libya Looking Likely

A delegation from the African Union met with Moammar Gadhafi today.  The president of South Africa reports that Gadhafi has accepted the terms of a cease fire.  Further negotiation is to follow between the two sides with oversight by a third party.

The opposition remains skeptical of the agreement, however, as Gadhafi has broken multiple "cease-fires" in the past.

Meanwhile, fighting continues.
Pro-Gadhafi forces have shelled Misrata.  Opposition forces maintain that they control the city after fourteen days of fighting, a claim that is countered by the Libyan government.  The city is largely abandoned.  It is the country's third largest city at 300,000 people.

Rebels have retaken Ajdabiya in a the back and forth struggle over the city near the opposition stronghold of Benghazi.

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