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Libya Government Forces Resume Assault on Misrata

   VOA News  April 16, 2011
   Some of the 1,200 migrant workers who were evacuated from Misrata by
   boat, many suffering from dehydration and needing medical attention,
   leave the boat after it arrived at the port in Benghazi, Libya, Friday,
   April 15, 2011

Photo: AP

   Some of the 1,200 migrant workers who were evacuated from Misrata by
   boat, many suffering from dehydration and needing medical attention,
   leave the boat after it arrived at the port in Benghazi, Libya, Friday,
   April 15, 2011

   Fighting was heard in the besieged Libyan city of Misrata, where
   government forces have been accused of using dangerous cluster bombs in
   an ongoing assault.
   A rebel spokesperson told the Reuters news agency that forces loyal to
   Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi fired at least 100 Grad rockets into an
   industrial area of the city Saturday. He said no casualties are
   reported.
   Human Rights Watch said Friday that government forces had used cluster
   bombs in residential areas of the city, posing "a huge risk to
   civilians."
   Cluster munitions explode into numerous smaller explosives that can
   cause widespread and indiscriminate destruction. They have been banned
   by most countries because they are so imprecise and dangerous.
   Libyan authorities denied the accusations. Government spokesman Moussa
   Ibrahim challenged the rights group to "prove it."
   The claims came as Western leaders in the NATO coalition vowed Friday
   to continue its military campaign until Gadhafi steps down.

   Some information for this report was provided by AFP and Reuters.

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