The head in the armed forces of Libya’s eastern-based opposition has sharply criticized the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, stating it truly is failing to safeguard civilians from artillery attacks by forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Normal Abdul Fattah Younes manufactured the cost as his forces were pressured to withdraw the moment once again through the oil-town of Brega 200 kilometers west of Benghazi.

The head from the eastern-based opposition armed forces, Abdulfateh Yunis, said NATO was triggering hundreds of civilian fatalities in Libya’s 3rd largest city, Misrata, 200 kilometers east of Tripoli.

He claimed NATO up to now has disappointed the opposition forces. They have tried using to supply NATO with targets to bomb but it takes the organization 8 hours to respond.

Yunis stated NATO isn’t going to would like to harm civilians but added that since of its lack of action hundreds of civilians had been dying daily.

Relief employees say over 200 persons have died in Misrata due to the fact the uprising started seven weeks ago against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

Younes claimed the opposition was taking into consideration contacting the United Nations Security Council about what he known as the genocide getting carried out in Misrata by pro-Gadhafi forces.

The French Foreign Minister, Alain Juppe mentioned Wednesday the scenario in Misrata could not carry on and he would contact the head of NATO.

A NATO spokesman said the air strikes had been continuing and Misrata was the organization’s number 1 priority. He reported just about one-third on the Libyan government’s military capacity had been disabled considering that the strikes commenced.

NATO is overseeing a no-fly zone and attacking authorities tanks and hefty artillery underneath a U.N. resolution passed three weeks in the past. An global coalition of Arab and Western governments is supplying the planes and logistical assist for the mission.

Standard Younes also confirmed reports that oil fields in Sarir, 600 kilometers south of Benghazi, had been bombed by pro-Gadhafi forces. But he claimed damage to date had been slight and the authorities have been trying to fix them.

Oil fields in Sarir and nearby Mislah are supplying almost all of the crude oil for being exported this week by way of the rebel-held port of Tobruk.

A tanker docked at Tobruk Tuesday to load some one hundred,000 barrels with the opposition’s initial Libyan oil exports.

A spokesman for the opposition’s Transition Council announced Tuesday that a delegation in the European Union had visited Benghazi to fulfill with opposition leaders.

He a exceptional envoy with the U.S. government had also visited in what was noticed as being a communicate with and fact-finding mission.