March 23 War in Libya 2011

March 23 War in Libya 2011

• Gaddafi's forces launch heavy bombardment on the town of Zintan.

• Gaddafi's forces in Misurata captured the main hospital and positioned snipers on the roof of it. The opposition requests a hospital ship be sent to Misurata.

• Coalition forces launch air-strikes on Gaddafi's forces within the city of Misurata itself. Coalition jets also launched air-strikes against Gaddafi forces at the eastern gate of Ajdabiya. People fleeing the city stated that only the center of the city remained in rebel hands while the outskirts were under government control.

• A British military officer claimed that Libya's air force "no longer exists as a fighting force" due to coalition airstrikes and that coalition aircraft are now "operating with impunity" over Libya. Air Vice Marshal Greg Bagwell stated: "We've blown up all their airplanes."

• Libya's pro-democracy fighters formed an "interim government", headed by Mahmoud Jibril.

• 8 explosions from coalition bombings are heard after sunset in Eastern Tripoli.

• The Bab Al-Aziziya compound was also bombed again.

• Pro-Ghaddafi forces re-enter Misurata and attack its main hospital.