Desperate Resident Of Rebel-Held Misrata Describe Horror Inflicted By Gaddafi Troops -- The Telegraph
A resident of Misrata, the rebel-held enclave under siege by Gaddafi troops for weeks, has painted a terrifying picture of life in the city and urged Nato to arm the rebels.
Speaking by telephone from the town in western Libya, with artillery fire audible in the background, the 29-year-old housewife who lives half a mile from the city centre, described the situation as "desperate". She feared it was only a matter of time before the civilian population was massacred.
Clearly distressed, the mother of a young child said: "The windows are shaking here. The artillery fire is very heavy now. There are plumes of smoke in the sky. The regime forces are in Tripoli Street, the main street of the city. They have snipers on the high buildings.
"The situation is horrible. There are dead bodies in the streets and no one can recover them because of the heavy fighting.
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My Comment: I hope someone is chronicling all of this. I can easily see war crime trials in the future, a prospect that I am sure that Gaddafi's sons and their inner circle must feel very uncomfortable when they are focusing on the consequences of what they are doing.
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