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Gaddafi Forces Renew Attacks

Ignoring declared cease-fire.

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That didn’t last too long: On the same day the Libyan government announced a cease-fire in its conflict with opposition forces, they renewed assaults in areas away from the U.N. In the rebel-held city of Misrata, about 130 miles from Tripoli, an opposition source described “street battles inside the city," heavy shelling, and pro-Gaddafi snipers terrorizing citizens from rooftops. Libya’s cease-fire came on the heels of a U.N. resolution authorizing a no-fly zone over the country. In response, President Obama warned Gaddafi that there will be “military consequences” if he refuses to comply with the declaration.

Read it at The Wall Street Journal

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