Tribal
and cultural divisions could still prove crucial to the
struggle for Libya. While pro-Gaddafi tribes around Tripoli
have vowed to resist any foreign intervention, some voices
are calling for talks.
A
Libyan army deadline for inhabitants to leave rebel-held
locations in the opposition capital will do nothing to calm
fears of an imminent bloodbath.
With
hopes of a no-fly zone to protect them still unfulfilled,
Libyans fleeing the advance of Gaddafi’s troops on
Benghazi are leaving in growing numbers.
Colonel
Gaddafi’s forces could strike east through the desert
to Tobruk. the correspondent of Euronews, Jamal Ezzedini,
predicts turbulent hours ahead for Libya, with bullets the
only language between the two sides.
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