Libya, April 27: Forces loyal to embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have fired grad rockets at the center of opposition-held town of zintan, destroying several houses in the area.
An opposition spokesman says Gaddafi’s forces bombarded the western town with rockets on Wednesday.
Several houses and commercial buildings were also destroyed in the attack.
Meanwhile, Libyan revolutionaries say they have pushed back Gaddafi loyalists from the besieged city of Misratah.
They say they have managed to secure the port city a day after it came under heavy rocket fire.
The revolutionary fighters say NATO’s overnight airstrikes helped them push back government forces.
A revolutionary leader says the airstrikes inflicted heavy casualties on pro-Gaddafi forces and enabled the revolutionaries to seize a large number of weapons.
Dozens of civilians and revolutionary fighters have also been killed in Libya since the Western military alliance launched aerial attacks on the North African country.
Meanwhile, leaders and emissaries of 61 Libyan tribes have called on Gaddafi to step-down.
They declared in a joint statement that the country is facing growing threats due to Gaddafi’s actions.
They also described his actions as harmful to the unity of the Libyan people, while lending support to a free and united Libya.
—-Agencies