Women And Children Used As Human Shields In Battle For Misrata

A man tries to console another outside the hospital in Misrata as the body of a relative is taken for burial

Gaddafi's Soldiers Use Women And Children As Human Shields As Battle For Misrata Takes Gruesome Twist -- The Daily Mail

* 'His men were taunting us and laughing as they disappeared with our women and children'
* Nato jets bomb Libyan leader's heavily-fortified compound
* Prepare for a long haul, Hague tells Cabinet ministers

Muammar Gaddafi's soldiers are using women and children as human shields to protect them from attacks in the besieged Libyan city of Misrata, it has emerged.

This gruesome new twist in tactics by his forces came as Nato bombers targeted Gaddafi himself, destroying buildings around his seat of power in Tripoli, the capital, which remains under the despot’s control.

The raid flattened a building inside Gaddafi's heavily-fortified Bab al-Aziziyah compound early on Monday – in what officials claimed was a failed attempt on the Libyan leader's life. More than 45 people were hurt in the strike.

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My Comment: One day there will be an accounting for what has happened in Misrata .... a prospect that Gaddafi's family will soon realize as their grip on Libya continues to weaken.