Misrata

A Libyan army officer insists “we do not have” cluster bombs. But writing for Channel 4 News, reporter in Misrata Ruth Sherlock says they are in use, nicknamed “candy bombs” and harming civilians.

Human Rights Watch backs claims by rebel fighters that pro-Gaddafi forces are using cluster bombs in Misrata, as a freelance reporter in the city tells Channel 4 News the evidence is highly visible.

As Libyan rebels beg NATO for more air strikes against Colonel Gaddafi’s troops in besieged Misrata, a city resident tells Channel 4 News that the situation on the ground there is ‘critical’.

The Libyan rebel commander accuses NATO of slow decision making, which is “letting the people in Misrata die every day”.

Forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi continue to lay siege the rebel stronghold of Misrata, with reports saying up to 160 people have been killed in the city in the past week.

The long-besieged city of Misrata, the third largest in Libya, is facing imminent humanitarian disaster, writes Mike Hobbs a journalist who’s worked extensively in Libya.

As Muammar Gaddafi’s forces claim to have regained control of Misrata from rebels in the western Libya, the US has said it will back a UN resolution to impose a no-fly zone over the country.

After the bombardment of Zawiyah, rebels claim to be back in control. In Misratah there is testimony of Gaddafi troops firing on an ambulance. Meanwhile, fighting continues in Bin Jawad and Ras Lanuf.