TRIPOLI: Allied warplanes silence the artillery and tanks Muammar Gaddafi besieging the rebel city of Misrata Wednesday after a U.S. admiral warned that the armor of the Libyan leader was now in the crosshairs.
breathing defiance, Gaddafi said earlier that Western powers have conducted a fourth night of air strikes on Libya to protect civilians under a UN mandate were "a bunch of fascists who will end up in the dustbin of history. "
Gaddafi tanks had kept the bombing of Misrata, killing dozens of people this week, and inhabitants of "massacre" took place with doctors treating the wounded in hospital corridors. The snipers killed five people on Wednesday, they said.
"Allied aircraft bombed twice before. At 12:45 (2245 GMT Tuesday) this morning and then again less than two hours ago," a resident, Saadoun told Reuters by telephone Misrata.
"They (the pro-Gaddafi) have not fired a single artillery (tower) since the air strike." Another resident said the strike hit a base south of Misrata, where forces have been based Gaddafi.
These precision bombing missions can be achieved by long distances with electronic systems sometimes use agents and rebels in the target area or patrolling special forces long-term recognition that guide planes in war
At least two explosions were heard in the Libyan capital Tripoli before dawn Wednesday on a fourth night of strikes, witnesses told Reuters. The roar of a warplane was heard over the city followed by a barrage of anti-aircraft fire.
Before the strikes Misrata, cons-American admiral Peg Klein said warplanes would be sent to attack tanks Gaddafi.
"Some of these cities still have tanks advancing on them to attack the Libyan people," said Klein, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group aboard the USS Kearsarge off the coast of Libya.
"We are allowed, and the president made the link between the resolution of the Security Council and what he considers our statutory mandate to attack tanks. That's the type of target that our fighters will go. "
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