Rebels Appeal for NATO to Break Qaddafi’s Misrata Siege

Libya rebels appealed for NATO to use “all necessary measures” to avert an “anticipated massacre of men, women and children” in the city of Misrata, which is under attack by Muammar Qaddafi’s forces.

The Interim Transitional National Council, the main opposition group, called for the United Nations to declare the besieged city an “internationally protected zone,” and said in a statement that “the Qaddafi regime is accelerating attacks on Misrata, using Grad missiles, in preparation for a potentially devastating assault on the city.”