Rebel fighters armed rocket grenade head to Ajdabiya, past pro-Gaddafi already destroyed tank, in the massive bombings in the region on Sunday. (Ben Curtis/Associated Press)The President of South Africa Jacob Zuma, said that Muammar Gaddafi has accepted the African Union "roadmap" for a ceasefire with the rebels tempting to dismiss him, as NATO forces destroyed several tanks of Government in another day of violent fighting in Libya.
Zuma and other African leaders travelled to Tripoli, Sunday for the meeting with the Libyan leader. They will be in the stronghold of the rebels of Benghazi Monday to meet leaders of the opposition to negotiate an end to the fighting which began mid-February.
The AU plan calls for an immediate ceasefire, the opening of channels for humanitarian aid and talks between the rebels and the Government.
Kadhafi has ignored a cease-fire he announced after international air strikes began last month and dismissed rebel claims that he resign.
Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi, right, talks with Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguessou, centre and South African President Jacob Zuma, in Tripoli on Sunday. (Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)Zuma said that despite the divide, "we give the cease-fire a chance."
Ramtane Lamamra, AU peace and security Commissioner, said the request to abandon power grew up in talks Sunday with Gaddafi.
"There were discussions on this subject but I can't report on this subject." It must remain confidential. It is the Libyan people to choose their leaders democratically, "he said to journalists in Tripoli.
Gaddafi receives substantial support from the countries of the African Union, an organization he chaired two years earlier and helped transform using the oil wealth of the Libya. It is therefore not clear step if the rebels accept the AU as a fair broker.
The meeting took place the same day that NATO said it destroyed 25 tanks belonging to the forces of Gaddafi, as Battles rage in Libya for a second straight day on a city for primary key. The military alliance issued a statement saying he struck 11 vehicles while they were approaching Ajdabiya and another 14 on the outskirts of Misrata.
"The situation in Ajdabiya and Misrata in particular, is desperate for these Libyan who are currently brutally bombarded by the [Gadhafi] regime, said Canadian lieutenant-general Charles Bouchard, who leads the operations of NATO Libya.".
The air strikes near the strategic town of Ajdabiya, 150 kilometres south of the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, killed at least 15 government soldiers, Reuters reported.
NATO reacted after forces loyal to the Libyan leader has launched their most sustained offensive since being repulsed by the international air strikes last month and as rebels a struggling to retain control of a buffer zone protecting their main strongholds of the East.
Rebels are willing to just hang on the City give place to their main political base of Benghazi, a coastal town north of the latest fighting. If Ajdabiya moves in the hands of the Government, however, there is simply open desert to Benghazi - the same scenario that galvanized international air campaign for fear of mass civilian casualties.
Neil Macdonald CBC, a hospital in Ajdabiya, said reports he said 18 people were killed - including civilians, rebels and troops loyal to Qadhafi.
Tripoli, the capital, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs claimed government forces shot down two helicopters Chinook built in the United States, used by rebel forces in the East of the country.
Khaled Kaim said helicopters have been shot near the facilities of Eastern oil of Brega - a key objective of the rebels - and accused of the commanders of the NATO of a double standard to allow rebel forces to operate aircraft in "clear violation" of the no-fly zone placed on the country.
"" We have a question for the Allied forces - is this resolution for the Libyan Government only or everyone in Libya? "".He requested.
The report could not be confirmed with the rebels, but journalists in the area described see at least a helicopter apparently fighting for the rebels, in the region on Saturday even though it did not have the distinctive dual rotor Chinook design and appeared to be a model for Russian-built.
Most of the aircraft used by the Libyans, if the Government or the rebels of the forces, are Russian made, however, but 2008 Global Directory of the air force said that Libya had 20 Chinook, which is used primarily for transportation and heavy lifting, in service.
While the Libyan Government forces have even greater part of the military apparatus in the country, some have been taken by the rebels when some units of the army of fact air defection in the East of the country following popular uprisings against Gaddafi.
NATO, which ensures the no-fly zone, said he was applying to both sides and on Saturday intercepted a rebel MiG-23 fighter aircraft, stress at the airport.
NATO forces also continue to conduct air strikes against the forces of Gaddafi, destroying 17 tanks and nine others, damaging the alliance announced Saturday.
Rebels have criticized NATO for not giving sufficient support of battlefield that Government forces continue to grow in the East.
In Cairo, an expedition of the Red Cross of 500 kilograms of medical equipment and health left to the Libyan border to help Libyan refugees.
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