Misrata rebel leader appeals to Nato to save neighbouring town

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Source: The Guardian

The leader of the besieged Libyan rebel city of Misrata has appealed to Nato to save the inhabitants of a neighbouring town facing annihilation from government forces.

Sheikh Khalifa Zuwawi, chairman of Misrata council, made the appeal through the Guardian on Wednesday after reports that Muammar Gaddafi had demanded that rebel-held areas of Zlitan, 30 miles west of Misrata, surrender or face destruction.

Zlitan's uprising began on Friday with battles around the town's hospital, but sources in Misrata say the rebels are now pinned into one district under heavy artillery fire.

Photographers who got to within four miles of Zlitan on Tuesday took pictures of government rockets exploding in the town.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/15/misrata-rebel-leader-appeal-nato