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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (0) Slideshow Video Libya Heavy fighting in Misrata and Libyan mountains Analysis: Arab shocks demand risk rating rethink Russia warns over new U.N. resolution on Libya Exclusive: Libya imports gasoline from Italy's Saras: sources Protests deserve support, not bullets: Arab League Libyan mountain refugees tell of fearsome assault North Africa, not Europe, shoulders Libya crisis: agencies Italy says air force can bomb Libya military targets Video: Gaddafi appears publicly hours after NATO attack Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read Boehner opens door to cutting U.S. oil tax breaks 8:26am EDT Woman mauled to death by pit bulls in New Mexico 25 Apr 2011 More twisters expected after storm killed seven in Arkansas 9:44am EDT Five women brutally murdered in Mexico beach resort 23 Apr 2011 Sony chases Apple with launch of Android tablet | 9:12am EDT Discussed 140 Texas governor calls for prayers for rain 136 Obama sees no magic bullet to push down gas prices 64 U.S. sends drones to Libya as battle rages for Misrata Watched Taliban prisoners escape Afghan jail Mon, Apr 25 2011 NATO jets bomb Gaddafi compound Mon, Apr 25 2011 Afghans show prison break tunnel Mon, Apr 25 2011 U.S. and Britain to step up pressure on Gaddafi Tweet Share this By Lin Noueihed TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Britain and the United States plan to step up military pressure on Muammar Gaddafi on Tuesday, as the Libyan leader's army engaged in fierce clashes with rebels in the bloody siege of Misrata. More than a month... Email Print Factbox Latest military activity in Libya 6:07am EDT Related News Battle in Misrata for control of port: rebels 10:52am EDT Gaddafi forces dig in around Brega oil town: rebel 8:33am EDT Petrol shortages fuel frustration in Tripoli 9:55am EDT AU says non-Africans sidelining Libya peace plan 10:41am EDT Analysis: NATO initiatives not seen decisive in Libya war 11:37am EDT Analysis & Opinion On the front lines of the Ivorian crisis Whole Foods on lookout for emerging brands Related Topics World » United Nations » Libya » Stocks Related Video Gaddafi appears publicly hours after NATO attack Mon, Apr 25 2011 NATO jets bomb Gaddafi compound Deadly bombardments in Misrata say rebels 1 / 16 A Gaddafi forces tank, destroyed by NATO air strikes, is seen on the road between Ajdabiyah and Brega near the western gate of Ajdabiyah April 26, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Yannis Behrakis By Lin Noueihed TRIPOLI | Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:37am EDT TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Britain and the United States plan to step up military pressure on Muammar Gaddafi on Tuesday, as the Libyan leader's army engaged in fierce clashes with rebels in the bloody siege of Misrata. More than a month of air strikes in a British and French-led NATO mission to protect Libyan civilians have failed to dislodge Gaddafi or bring big gains for anti-government rebels who hold much of east Libya, raising fears of a lingering stalemate. British Defense Secretary Liam Fox and Britain's Chief of the Defense Staff General David Richards will meet U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington. "The meeting will be about how we can put military pressure on the regime, and that will include the tooth and the tail -- the people pulling the trigger to kill civilians in Misrata and the people supplying them," a Ministry of Defense source said. As Libya has descended into civil war, counter-attacks by government forces have underlined that Gaddafi will not go the same way as fellow leaders in Egypt and Tunisia did in the tide of popular unrest that has rolled across the Arab world. The Libyan leader has vowed to fight to the death, blaming foreign powers and al Qaeda for the insurgency. The war has split the oil producer, Africa's fourth biggest, into a government-held western area round the capital Tripoli and an eastern region held by ragged but dedicated rebels. Tripoli was quiet on Tuesday after a NATO strike on Gaddafi's compound in the capital which Libyan officials said was an attempt to kill the leader who is fighting an uprising against his 41-year rule of this oil producing desert state. FIERCE FIGHTING IN MISRATA Troops loyal to Gaddafi have extended their campaign to pound Berber towns in Libya's Western Mountains while battling rebels around the port of the western hold-out city of Misrata, a scene of a worsening humanitarian crisis. "Gaddafi's forces bombarded the port today," the spokesman, called Abdelsalam, said by telephone. "The (pro-Gaddafi) troops launched an attack on an eastern area in a bid to control the port. Fierce fighting is taking place there now," he said. Asked about the death toll he said: "There are three martyrs and 10 wounded." While the world's attention has been on the deadly siege of Misrata and battles further east, fighting has intensified in the Western Mountains. Flanked by deserts, the mountain range stretches west for over 150 km (90 miles) from south of Tripoli to Tunisia, and is inhabited by Berbers who are ethnically distinct from most Libyans and long viewed with suspicion by the government. Western Mountains towns joined the wider revolt against Gaddafi's rule in February. They fear they are now paying the price while NATO efforts to whittle down Gaddafi's forces from the air are concentrated on bigger population centers. ZINTAN FEARS MISSILE STRIKES A rebel spokesman, called Abdulrahman, told Reuters from the town of Zintan in Libya's Western Mountains: "It is quiet today but we fear shelling tonight. Gaddafi's forces have bombarded us with Grad rockets for four days after sunset." "Four people were killed on Sunday including an elderly woman. Three people were also wounded including a 11-year old girl child," he said, adding: "We have not heard any air strike by NATO forces for, I think, four days. They attacked Gaddafi's soldiers in an area north of Zintan on Friday but the troops are still there hiding in valleys." The U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said 30,000 people had fled the Western Mountains for Tunisia in the past three weeks, leaving the towns of Nalut and Wazin virtually deserted. "Only a few men could be seen there -- no women and children," the agency said in a statement. A British military spokesman, Major General John Lorimer, said British planes were in action at the weekend around Misrata, Yafran, Ajdabiyah and Brega, destroying tanks, rockets, missile launchers and armored personnel carriers. Around Brega, the Libyan army reinforced its positions and dug in its long-range missile batteries to conceal them from attacks by NATO planes, a rebel army officer said on Tuesday. Comments by rebel officer Abdul Salam Mohammed suggested Gaddafi now had clear control of the fought-over town. "There are 3,000 government troops in Brega and the next two towns. They have been building up their presence," he told Reuters on the western edge of the strategic town of Ajdabiyah. "We are controlling the area from here to al-Arbeen (halfway to Brega) but they still have snipers in the area, hiding in the desert behind the sand dunes, and they are active," he added. The United States, the United Nations and European Union imposed sanctions on the Libyan government and selected Libyan companies in late February and in March. But Libya has imported gasoline from Italian refiner Saras in April, taking advantage of a loophole in U.N. sanctions that permits purchases by companies not on a U.N. list of banned entities, according to shipping sources. LIBYAN IMPORTS UNDER SCRUTINY Libyan efforts to import fuel may be raised at the meeting in Washington on Tuesday. Fox told the BBC on Monday that Western forces were already interdicting oil tankers carrying refined products for Gaddafi fighters. Britain's Foreign Minister William Hague told the cabinet on Tuesday to "prepare for the long haul" in Libya. The African Union has been holding separate talks with Libyan Foreign Minister Abdelati Obeidi and rebel representatives in Addis Ababa to discuss a ceasefire plan. The rebels had earlier rebuffed an AU plan because it did not entail Gaddafi's departure, while the United States, Britain and France say there can be no political solution until the Libyan leader leaves power. Ramtane Lamamra, AU's Commissioner for Peace and Security, accused the West of failing to support the Ethiopia-based bloc's own peace proposal. "Attempts have been made to marginalize an African solution to the crisis," he said. "The imposition of a no-fly zone over Libya and aerial bombardment by the Coalition, and now by NATO, have not brought a solution to the crisis," Lamamra said. "In fact, the military situation on the ground seems to be sliding into a stalemate." (Additional reporting by Guy Desmond and Maher Nazeh in Tripoli, Alexander Dziadosz in Benghazi and Sami Aboudi in Cairo, Hamid Ould Ahmed in Algiers, Tim Castle and Mohammed Abbas in London; writing by Peter Millership; editing by Giles Elgood) World United Nations Libya Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above. 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