Earlier today we reported that rebel forces had arrived in Tripoli, and tonight the rebels claimed to have captured two of Gaddafi’s sons and that Gaddafi’s presidential guards have surrendered. Read NATO’s public statement about the situation in Libya after the jump and watch the rebels celebrating in Tripoli’s Green Square live.
NATO has released a statement on Libya:
An excerpt:
The Qadhafi regime is clearly crumbling. The sooner Qadhafi realises that he cannot win the battle against his own people, the better — so that the Libyan people can be spared further bloodshed and suffering.
The Libyan people have suffered tremendously under Qadhafi’s rule for over four decades. Now they have a chance for a new beginning. Now is the time for all threats against civilians to stop, as the United Nations Security Council demanded. Now is the time to create a new Libya – a state based on freedom, not fear; democracy, not dictatorship; the will of the many, not the whims of a few. That transition must come peacefully. It must come now. And it must be led and defined by the Libyan people.
NATO is ready to work with the Libyan people and with the Transitional National Council, which holds a great responsibility. They must make sure that the transition is smooth and inclusive, that the country stays united, and that the future is founded on reconciliation and respect for human rights.
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