Kadhafi warns of bloodshed if US intervened

Tripoli: Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has warned "thousands of Libyans," will die if the U.S. or NATO to intervene in his country.

Libyan strong vowed to "fight to the last man and last woman."

Gaddafi was addressing supporters and foreign media on Wednesday in a conference hall in the capital Tripoli, as his troops were launching a counter-offensive against the rebels eastern parts of the country.

U.S. moves naval and air forces closer to the Libyan coast and calls for Gadhafi to relinquish power immediately