Tripoli, April 26: Libya’s revolutionary forces say they have pushed troops loyal to embattled Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi out of the besieged western city of Misratah.
The city has been under fire from troops loyal to the defiant leader Muammar Gaddafi.
Witnesses say at least 30 people were killed with dozens of others wounded on Monday, a Press correspondent reported.
Gaddafi loyalists were pushed out of the western city after two months of heavy fighting.
“Clashes took place on the western outskirts, but the rest has been cleaned up. There may be some soldiers hiding in the city, afraid of being killed, but there are no groups of soldiers left,” AFP quoted an opposition leader as saying.
Meanwhile, some reports indicate that rockets and shells were still crashing into the city sporadically.
The developments come as the humanitarian situation in the western city of Misratah with the population of over one million has been reported as alarming.
Many Misratah residents are in dire need of food, water and medical supplies.
Meanwhile, NATO airstrikes have destroyed Gaddafi’s office in the capital, Tripoli. Libyan officials say three buildings in Gaddafi’s compound were badly damaged.
Several explosions were also heard in the capital early Monday as NATO warplanes roared overhead.
Reports say at least 45 people were wounded and 15 of them were in serious condition.
NATO also targeted the same area in Tripoli late Friday.
Separately, Russia has called for an immediate ceasefire and the implementation of UN Security Council resolutions.
The Libyan premier says Tripoli is after a political solution and is ready to fully observe Security Council resolutions.
Dozens of civilians have also been killed in Libya since the Western military alliance launched its attacks on the North African country.
——–Agencies