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Full Article Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read Hedge fund star calls for Microsoft's Ballmer to go 25 May 2011 Top war crimes suspect Mladic arrested in Serbia | 11:38am EDT Arizona executes convicted child killer 10:19am EDT Hedge fund star Einhorn calls for Microsoft's Ballmer to go 11:30am EDT Apple fights fake anti-virus software vendors 5:22am EDT Discussed 329 Obama and Netanyahu face tense meeting on Mideast 127 As hours tick by, ”Judgment Day” looks a dud 105 Broadcaster silent as Judgment Day hours tick by Watched Ultra-realistic robots test our relationship with machines Wed, May 25 2011 Scientists revive ancient spider in stunning 3D detail Tue, May 24 2011 Zynga buzz grows 4:15am EDT Gaddafi forces bombard Libyan city of Misrata Tweet Share this By Mohammed Abbas MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi bombarded the rebel-held city of Misrata with mortars on Thursday, and a new ceasefire offer from Gaddafi's government was met with skepticism. The... Email Print Related News Russia wants Gaddafi out, but no "manhunt" Wed, May 25 2011 Analysis: Many see rule crumbling if Gaddafi were killed Wed, May 25 2011 LPG tanker due to arrive east-Libyan port Wed, May 25 2011 Analysis & Opinion Libyan clerics in rebel-held east see big role for Islam after Gaddafi Taliban talks – a necessary but not sufficient condition for peace Related Topics World » United Nations » Libya » Related Video Obama, Cameron talk tough on Libya Wed, May 25 2011 1 / 16 Bullet marks and a poster showing a defaced Muammar Gaddafi are seen on a Libyan rebel fighter's car in the eastern outskirts of Misrata, May 25, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Zohra Bensemra By Mohammed Abbas MISRATA, Libya | Thu May 26, 2011 11:09am EDT MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi bombarded the rebel-held city of Misrata with mortars on Thursday, and a new ceasefire offer from Gaddafi's government was met with skepticism. The bombardment of Misrata was the heaviest for days and came as Western leaders, gathering for a Group of Eight summit in the French seaside resort of Deauville, were expected to reiterate their determination to force Gaddafi out. A Reuters reporter in Misrata, scene of some of the fiercest fighting in Libya's three-month-old conflict, said the mortar attack killed one rebel and wounded five. Earlier, the sound of exploding mortar shells could be heard every few minutes in the western outskirts of Misrata and there was a steady stream of ambulances. At Misrata's hospital, rebel fighters mourned their dead colleague. Suleim Al-Faqih, one of the rebels, said the clashes started when rebels attacked pro-Gaddafi forces who were using an excavator to dig a trench to block a road. "We fired on them and advanced. They fell back and started firing mortars," he said. Spain said it was one of several foreign states contacted by Libyan Prime Minister Al-Baghdadi Ali Al-Mahmoudi with an offer of an immediate ceasefire. "Everyone is anxious for there to be an agreement," said a spokesman for the Spanish prime minister's office. "But certain steps have to be taken first and so far they haven't been taken." White House deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes, speaking in Deauville at the G8 summit, said the United States did not see the new Libyan ceasefire offer as credible because it was not accompanied by action. Libya was not complying with U.N. demands and its forces were still attacking population centers, so the United States would continue with the military campaign, he told reporters. At a news conference in Tripoli, Al-Mahmoudi said the offer was based on an existing African Union "roadmap" to resolve the conflict, which does not include any mention of Gaddafi's own future -- a crucial sticking point. "We are ready for a ceasefire. The solution cannot be a military one. There must be debate among Libyans far away from bombs," he said. But he added: "Muammar Gaddafi is the leader of the Libyan people, if Muammar Gaddafi goes all the Libyan people go." The rebels said they wanted any government initiative to include the Libyan leader's departure as a first step. "We welcome any initiative which starts with the departure of Gaddafi, his sons and his regime from Libya," Mustafa Abdel Jalil, head of the rebel Transitional National Council, said on Al Jazeera television. "Any initiative that contains this point as a first step, we welcome it," he said. WAR OF ATTRITION Gaddafi's security forces cracked down ferociously when thousands of Libyans rebelled against his rule. NATO missiles and warplanes have been bombing targets in Libya for two months under a U.N. mandate to protect civilians from attack. Rebels now control the east of the country, around their main stronghold of Benghazi, and pockets of land in the West. But the conflict has reached stalemate on the ground, with the rebels unable to advance toward Tripoli and NATO powers -- wary of getting sucked into new conflicts after their experience in Iraq and Afghanistan -- refusing to put troops on the ground. Nevertheless, Western officials say they are confident that they are gradually loosening Gaddafi's grip on power through a combination of sanctions and military and diplomatic pressure. "You are wearing down a regime over time," said a U.S. defense official. "You make the elites feel uncomfortable; you get dissension in the upper ranks. It doesn't happen quickly." "What you are trying to do is get the regime to read the writing on the wall," the official said. Britain's defense ministry said its Typhoon and Tornado aircraft had used Paveway guided bombs to attack a military vehicle depot at Tiji, in western Libya, which was being used to support attacks on the rebel-held Western mountains region. ATTACK HELICOPTERS Gaddafi denies that his troops target civilians and say his security forces were forced to act to put down a rebellion by criminals and members of al Qaeda. Anxious to break the stalemate in Libya, some Western powers are pressing for NATO to intensify its operations. France has said it will deploy attack helicopters, which are better able to pick out targets on the ground than high-altitude aircraft. British Prime Minister David Cameron, after talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, said Britain was considering the deployment of its own attack helicopters. "We are looking at ways to turn up the pressure (on Gaddafi), including helicopters. When we are ready to make an announcement we'll make an announcement," he said. Sarkozy, the most hawkish Western leader on Libya, is hosting the G8 summit and is expected to use it to press other powers to ramp up military and diplomatic pressure on Gaddafi to quit. Attempts to build a consensus at the summit on Libya may be prevented by Russia, which opposes the NATO bombing. In Moscow, a foreign ministry spokesman said the use of NATO helicopters in Libya would go beyond the United Nations resolution which mandated intervention to protect civilians. "The delivery of such kinds of weapons raises the most serious fears," spokesman Alexander Lukashevich was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies. "Such a scenario runs absolutely counter to the U.N. Security Council resolution No. 1973, which is increasingly being violated by the international coalition." (Reporting by Joseph Logan in Tripoli, Mohammed Abbas in Misrata, Hamid Ould Ahmed in Algiers, Tracy Rucinski in Madrid, Sami Aboudi in Cairo, Missy Ryan in Washington, Tim Castle in London, Keith Weir in Deauville and Steve Gutterman in Moscow; Writing by Christian Lowe; Editing by Tim Pearce) World United Nations Libya Tweet this Link this Share 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 (1) bobw111 wrote: Apparently something was lost in the translation of Qhaddafi’s communique. I believe the more accurate transaltion is: “Please stop bombing the heck out of us so we can re-group and focus our attention on killing innocent people again. You obviously have no idea how difficult it is to be a tyrannical dictator, and your just not helping.” May 26, 2011 7:45am EDT -- Report as abuse See All Comments » Add Your Comment Social Stream (What's this?) © Copyright 2011 Thomson Reuters Editorial Editions: Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom United States Reuters Contact Us Advertise With Us Help Journalism Handbook Archive Site Index Video Index Reader Feedback Mobile Newsletters RSS Podcasts Widgets Your View Analyst Research Thomson Reuters Copyright Disclaimer Privacy Professional Products Professional Products Support Financial Products About Thomson Reuters Careers Online Products Acquisitions Monthly Buyouts Venture Capital Journal International Financing Review Project Finance International PEhub.com PE Week FindLaw Super Lawyers Attorney Rating Service Reuters on Facebook Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. 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