Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi said early Wednesday that withdrawal from the Bab al-Aziziya compound in the capital Tripoli was a tactical move.
Rebels to move headquarters to capital
NTC to seek financial aid at Qatar summit
A US congressman said that NATO must be held accountable for civilian deaths in Libya.
Rebels to move headquarters to capital
NTC to seek financial aid at Qatar summit
Libyan rebel military spokesman Col. Ahmed Bani said Tuesday the rebel National Transitional Council (NTC) is to move its headquarters from Benghazi to the capital Tripoli within two days.
Qatar is to host a summit on Libya Wednesday, where members of the Libyan rebel National Transitional Council (NTC) are expected to discuss with representatives of a few other countries a fund of US$ 2.4 billion to aid war- torn Libya.
Rebel fighters stormed into Muammar Gadhafi's compound in central Tripoli on Tuesday after hours of heavy fighting.
Libyan rebels Tuesday captured Muammar Gadhafi's Bab al-Azizya compound in capital Tripoli after heavy fighting and looted an armory inside the vast barracks.
The Iraqi government on Tuesday announced its recognition of Libya's National Transitional Council as the only legitimate representative of Libya.
NATO will not put boots on the ground and will only play a "supportive" role upon request in post-Gadhafi Libya, the military alliance's spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said on Tuesday.
About 90 to 100 rebels of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) were killed in the military operations against the PKK camps and positions in northern Iraq between August 17 and 22 staged by the Turkish army.
The United States has pressed for Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi to step down, but a leadership vacuum raises concerns about the security of Libya's weapons stockpiles and the danger of them falling into the hands of adversaries, officials said on Monday.
Saif al-Islam, the son of Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi who rebels and the International Criminal Court said had been arrested, arrived late on Monday at the Tripoli hotel where foreign reporters are staying.