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(All times are local in Libya GMT+2)
(All times are local in Libya GMT+2)
"We have two people dead this morning ... because there are snipers on some houses and they are shooting people, they are shooting whoever they see," the resident, called Saadoun, told Reuters by telephone.
It seems that there is a media war going on between Gaddafi and rebels.
"They (Gaddafi's forces) bombed the town with four or five artillery shells in the early hours today. The situation is relatively calm now. But they are still on the outskirts of the town, and water to Misrata is still cut off," the resident, called Mohammed, told Reuters by telephone from the city.
Libyan government officials deny attacking rebels and say they are observing a ceasefire.
Reports from Misrata could not be verified independently because authorities in Tripoli have prevented journalists from reaching the city.
The first letter to brother leader to Barack Obama:
"To our son, his excellency, Mr Baracka Hussein Obama. I have said to you before, that even if Libya and the United States of America enter into a war, god forbid, you will always remain a son. Your picture will not be changed. I want you to remain in the same image. I have all the people of Libya with me, and I'm prepared to die and we have all the men, children and women with me. Nothing more. Al Qaeda is an armed organisation, passing through Algeria, Mauritania and Mali. What would you do if you found them controlling American cities with the power of weapons? What would you do, so I can follow your example."
Letter to Ban Ki Moon, Sarkozy and Cameron:
"Libya is not yours, Libya is for the Libyans. The security council, their resolution is void because it is not according to the charter to interfere with the internal affairs of the country. … You have no right. You will regret if you get involved in this, our country. We can never shoot a single bullet on our people, it is Al Qaeda organisation."
The spokesman, who was named only as Adel, was speaking to Al Arabiya television.
To Baracka Hussein Obama... I have all the Libyan people supporting me and they are prepared to die for me... I am facing al Qaeda here - what would you do?
The second letter is to Ban Ki-Moon, president Sarkozy of France and the UK's David Cameron:
Libya is not yours.. You have no right to intervene into our internal affairs. This is our country, it is not your country. We can never shoot a single bullet onto our people...
He also warns the world leaders of retaliation if they persist.
Now there is a bombardment by artillery and rockets on all districts of Benghazi
The international community is late in intervening to save civilians from Gaddafi's forces. Today in Benghazi there will be a catastrophe if the international community does not implement the resolutions of the U.N. Security Council.
We appeal to the international community, to the all the free world, to stop this tyranny from exterminating civilians.
"We only have light arms - Gaddafi seems to have new and powerful weapons."
We are still hearing gunfire in the distance - I heard an explosion just moments ago from that direction...
We have seen anti-aircraft guns going along the road in that direction, we have also seen ambulances and medical staff making their way in that direction in the last half hour or so...- Blake Hounshell, Managing Editor of Foreign Policy magazine, sent us this footage from today's attack on Benghazi:
The decision "constitutes an important element for the protection of civilians and the safety of the delivery of humanitarian assistance to those most vulnerable and those desperately in need of such assistance," it said in a statement.
"Everything is ready (to act) but the decision is now a political one. It's clear we have to move quickly," the source said, hours before France was due to host an international meeting to discuss military intervention.
Khalid al-Sayeh, a rebel military spokesman, told Reuters:
They have entered Benghazi from the west. Where are the Western powers? They said they could strike within hours.
This was issued in a statement carried by the official Jana news agency:
The gangs of Al-Qaeda attacked the units of the Libyan armed forces stationed to the west of Benghazi.
The statement accused the rebels of using "a helicopter and a fighter jet to bomb the Libyan armed forces in blatant violation of the no-fly zone imposed by the UN Security Council."
- "The explosions started about 2 a.m. Gaddafi's forces are advancing, we hear they're 20kms from Benghazi," Faraj Ali, a local resident, said."It's land-based fire. We saw one aircraft," he added.
A fighter jet could be heard over the city, the witness said, adding that the explosions were strong enough to shake a building.
This is blatant colonialism. It does not have any justification. This will have serious consequences on the Mediterranean and on Europe.
In 2011 they are colonising us, massacring us, and imposing one no-fly zone after the other and one military attack after another. What is this racism? What is this hatred?
- Welcome to Al Jazeera's live blog for March 19, covering unfolding events in Libya and providing you with up-to-the-minute updates. To catch up on everything that's happened over the last 24 hours, why not check out yesterday's
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