BENGHAZI – Libya’s air force carried out new raids on Tuesday on a rebel-held town as the revolt against Muammar Gaddafi’s regime entered its third week amid mounting calls for a no-fly zone over the country. As the violence escalated, the Arab League said foreign ministers of its member states would meet on Friday for crisis talks on the situation at the headquarters of the league in Cairo.
The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) also stepped up the pressure for the United Nations to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya at an emergency meeting of the 57-member OIC in Saudi Arabia, but rejected “any military interference (on the ground) in Libya”. A rebel spokesman said the government had attempted to negotiate but they would not negotiate with Gaddafi, a claim government officials rejected as “rubbish”. Rebels said Gaddafi would not be charged if he resigned and left the country.
