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March 10th, 2011
Gaddafi loyalists mount onslaught
Forces loyal to Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi are reported to have made gains against anti-government rebels in two key areas.
View all newsWestern journalists in the city of Zawiya, west of Tripoli, confirmed the Gaddafi regime's claims that the city had fallen after days of bombardment.
Rebels are reported to have fled from the oil port of Ras Lanuf to the east.
Rebels are reported to have fled from the oil port of Ras Lanuf to the east.
EU leaders are due to discuss the crisis, with the UK and France leading calls for a strong response.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy called on Thursday for an immediate halt to violence against civilians and for Col Muammar Gaddafi and his "clique" to leave.
But they made clear that any foreign action within Libya, including a no-fly zone, could take place only if it had wide international support.
Nato defence ministers discussed a no-fly zone on Thursday but decided more planning was needed.