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  1. Monday 2011-february 28 Gaddafi: 'All my people love me‘ ' Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi tells the BBC he is loved by all his people and denies there have been any protests in the capital, Tripoli. ". On Saturday, the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution imposing international sanctions on Libya, including an arms embargo, asset freezes and travel bans. Resolution 1970 also referred the situation in the country to the International Criminal Court (ICC) - and marks the first time that the US has ever voted in favour of such a move. This comes after more than 10 days of protests in Libya, which have been met with violence by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, the country's leader. Speaking after the vote, Ibrahim Debbashi, Libya's deputy ambassador to the UN, said that at least 2,000 people had been killed and added that the newly passed resolution would target all those responsible, including members of the Libyan leader's family. Col Muammar Gaddafi denies there is any fighting on the streets of Tripoli Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi has told the BBC he is loved by all his people and has denied there have been any protests in Tripoli. Col Gaddafi said that his people would die to protect him. He laughed at the suggestion he would leave Libya and said that he felt betrayed by the world leaders who had urged him to quit. US ambassador to the UN Susan Rice said the interview showed Col Gaddafi was "delusional" and "unfit to lead". World foreign ministers earlier condemned attacks on Libyan civilians and the European Union imposed sanctions including an arms embargo, asset freeze and travel ban on Col Gaddafi and his close entourage. Col Gaddafi is facing a massive challenge to his 41-year rule, with protesters in control of towns in the east.

  2. LIBYA Anti-government tribal rebels prepare for possible attacks by pro-Gaddafi loyalists at a checkpoint in Ajdabiya area, 150 km (93.2 miles) southwest of Benghazi February, 27, 2011. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Sunday dismissed new U.N. sanctions against him and said a small group of rebels protesting his rule were surrounded and would be defeated. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

  3. A woman with a flag leads protesters against the rule of Libya's Muammar Gaddafi demonstrate in front of the White House in Washington, February 19, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

  4. Residents and former soldiers of Muammar Gaddafi celebrate inside a military compound in Benghazi February 24, 2011. The eastern city of Benghazi, the cradle of revolt against Muammar Gaddafi, was alive with celebration on Wednesday with thousands out on the streets, setting off fireworks and condemning the Libyan leader. Jubilant rebels and supporters thronged the city centre, waving red, green and black monarchy-era flags and giving out snacks and juice to passing cars, which honked their horns in a giant party. Some fired shots were into the air in jubilation. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

  5. Anti-Gaddafi protesters shout slogans in Benghazi February 24, 2011. The eastern city of Benghazi, the cradle of revolt against Muammar Gaddafi, was alive with celebration on Wednesday with thousands out on the streets, setting off fireworks and condemning the Libyan leader. Jubilant rebels and supporters thronged the city centre, waving red, green and black monarchy-era flags and giving out snacks and juice to passing cars, which honked their horns in a giant party. Some fired shots were into the air in jubilation. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

  6. Residents and former soldiers of Muammar Gaddafi celebrate inside a military compound in Benghazi February 24, 2011. The eastern city of Benghazi, the cradle of revolt against Muammar Gaddafi, was alive with celebration on Wednesday with thousands out on the streets, setting off fireworks and condemning the Libyan leader. Jubilant rebels and supporters thronged the city centre, waving red, green and black monarchy-era flags and giving out snacks and juice to passing cars, which honked their horns in a giant party. Some fired shots were into the air in jubilation. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

  7. Protesters against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi attend Friday prayers in Benghazi February 25, 2011. Libya's rebellious city of Benghazi has filled a political void with a coalition which is cleaning up, providing food, building defences, reassuring foreign oil firms and telling Tripoli it believes in one nation. The city paid a high price for the revolt with up to 250 dead. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

  8. Mourners carry coffins containing the bodies of Libyans who were killed in the recent clashes in Benghazi February 25, 2011. Libya's rebellious city of Benghazi has filled a political void with a coalition which is cleaning up, providing food, building defences, reassuring foreign oil firms and telling Tripoli it believes in one nation. The city paid a high price for the revolt with up to 250 dead. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem .

  9. LIBYA A suspected African mercenary (L) walks escorted by anti-government protesters as he is being held within a courthouse in Benghazi February 25, 2011. Libya's rebellious city of Benghazi has filled a political void with a coalition which is cleaning up, providing food, building defences, reassuring foreign oil firms and telling Tripoli it believes in one nation. Weapons used in bloody clashes with pro-Gaddafi forces were collected and African mercenaries the coalition says the Libyan leader used to fire on protesters were in jail awaiting trial. The city paid a high price for the revolt with up to 250 dead. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

  10. LIBYA Suspected African mercenaries held by anti-government protesters stand in a room at a courthouse in Benghazi February 25, 2011. Libya's rebel-held city of Benghazi has filled a political void with a coalition which is cleaning up, providing food, building defences, reassuring foreign oil firms and telling Tripoli it believes in one nation. Weapons used in bloody clashes with pro-Gaddafi forces were collected and African mercenaries the coalition says the Libyan leader used to fire on protesters were in jail awaiting trial. The city paid a high price for the revolt with up to 250 dead. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

  11. LIBYA Workers at the hospital show off a body of who they say is a mercenary used by pro-Libyan troops to shoot anti-government demonstrators in recent clashes in Benghazi, Libya, February 25, 2011. Residents of Benghazi have jailed those they say are mercenaries and set up defences around this eastern city now out of the control of leader Muammar Gaddafi, who has lost control of swathes of Libya. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

  12. LIBYA An anti-government demonstrator who was injured after being shot by pro-Libyan leaders in recent clashes receives treatment at a hospital in Benghazi, Libya, February 25, 2011. Libya's rebellious city of Benghazi has filled a political void with a coalition which is cleaning up, providing food, building defences, reassuring foreign oil firms and telling Tripoli it believes in one nation. The city paid a high price for the revolt with up to 250 dead. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

  13. Anti-Gaddafi protesters take part in a demonstration in Benghazi February 25, 2011. Libya's rebel-held city of Benghazi has filled a political void with a coalition which is cleaning up, providing food, building defences, reassuring foreign oil firms and telling Tripoli it believes in one nation. After noon prayers, about 6,000 Benghazi residents voiced solidarity with Tripoli protesters and ruled out splitting the country, saying they wanted Libya united. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

  14. Mourners carry coffins containing the bodies of Libyans who were killed in the recent clashes in Benghazi February 25, 2011. Libya's rebel-held city of Benghazi has filled a political void with a coalition which is cleaning up, providing food, building defences, reassuring foreign oil firms and telling Tripoli it believes in one nation. After noon prayers, about 6,000 Benghazi residents voiced solidarity with Tripoli protesters and ruled out splitting the country, saying they wanted Libya united. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

  15. Suspected African mercenaries stand in a room within a courthouse as they are held by anti-government protesters in Benghazi February 25, 2011. Libya's rebellious city of Benghazi has filled a political void with a coalition which is cleaning up, providing food, building defences, reassuring foreign oil firms and telling Tripoli it believes in one nation. Weapons used in bloody clashes with pro-Gaddafi forces were collected and African mercenaries the coalition says the Libyan leader used to fire on protesters were in jail awaiting trial. The city paid a high price for the revolt with up to 250 dead. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

  16. Supporters of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi chant slogans at the Green Square in Tripoli February 25, 2011. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

  17. Supporters of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi chant slogans at the Green Square in Tripoli February 25, 2011. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

  18. A supporter of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi holds a figurine of him at the Green Square in Tripoli February 25, 2011. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

  19. A view of an oil export terminal in the town of Brege, February 25, 2011.Brent crude held above $111 a barrel but below 2-1/2-year highs on Friday after Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, raised output to calm fears of supply disruptions due to increasing turmoil in Libya. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

  20. An anti-Gaddafi protester holds up bullets in the town of Brega, February 25, 2011. The United Nations' human rights forum on Friday condemned violence by Libyan forces against protesters and launched an international investigation into atrocities which it said may amount to crimes against humanity. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

  21. A detained Libyan security officer loyal to Gaddafi sits in a car in the town of Brega, February 25, 2011. The United Nations' human rights forum on Friday condemned violence by Libyan forces against protesters and launched an international investigation into atrocities which it said may amount to crimes against humanity. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

  22. An armed anti-Gaddafi protester stands beside an anti-aircraft gun in the town of Brega, February 25, 2011. The United Nations' human rights forum on Friday condemned violence by Libyan forces against protesters and launched an international investigation into atrocities which it said may amount to crimes against humanity. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

  23. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, speaks during a news conference in Tripoli February 25, 2011. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

  24. A man paint a Kingdom of Libya flag in Benghazi February 26, 2011. World powers struggled to find a way to stop Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi lashing out at his people as he clings to power in Tripoli, the last big city where an uprising against his rule has yet to take hold. The country's second city Benghazi fell to the opposition along with much of eastern Libya earlier in the uprising, which began more than a week ago. The flag which was used when Libya gained independence from Italy in 1951, has been used as a symbol of resistance against Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi in the recent protests. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

  25. The mother of Salem Al-Moqlah, a Libyan who was killed in the recent clashes, reacts next to his grave in a cemetery in Benghazi February 26, 2011. World powers struggled to find a way to stop Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi lashing out at his people as he clings to power in Tripoli, the last big city where an uprising against his rule has yet to take hold. The country's second city Benghazi fell to the opposition along with much of eastern Libya earlier in the uprising, which began more than a week ago. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

  26. The brother of Salem Al-Moqlah, a Libyan who was killed in the recent clashes, reacts next to his grave in a cemetery in Benghazi February 26, 2011. World powers struggled to find a way to stop Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi lashing out at his people as he clings to power in Tripoli, the last big city where an uprising against his rule has yet to take hold. The country's second city Benghazi fell to the opposition along with much of eastern Libya earlier in the uprising, which began more than a week ago. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

  27. EDITOR'S NOTE: PICTURE TAKEN ON GUIDED GOVERNMENT TOUR People take part in an impromptu demonstration in support of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi at Green Square in Tripoli February 26, 2011. World powers struggled to find a way to stop Gaddafi lashing out at his people as he clings to power in Tripoli, the last big city where an uprising against his rule has yet to take hold. REUTERS/Chris Helgren

  28. Anti-government demonstrators work in what they called Free Libya broadcast station in Benghazi February 26, 2011. Libya's rebel-held city of Benghazi has filled a political void with a coalition which is cleaning up, providing food, building defences, reassuring foreign oil firms and telling Tripoli it believes in one nation. Information has flowed relatively freely from the east of Libya, around the city of Benghazi, since last week when central control there collapsed and journalists were able to enter the region by crossing over the border from Egypt. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (LIBYA - Tags: MEDIA POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

  29. A Libyan mourner is held as he collapses during the funeral of Anwar Elgadi, 44, who was killed the previous day by security forces according to his brother Mohammed, in the Tajoora neighbourhood of Tripoli February 26, 2011. World powers struggled to find a way to stop Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi lashing out at his people as he clings to power in Tripoli, the last big city where an uprising against his rule has yet to take hold. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

  30. A man rides a bicycle in the Friday Market neighborhood of Tripoli February 26, 2011. World powers struggled to find a way to stop Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi lashing out at his people as he clings to power in Tripoli, the last big city where an uprising against his rule has yet to take hold. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

  31. A man walks past a police station which was burnt in recent clashes, in the Friday Market neighbourhood of Tripoli February 26, 2011. World powers struggled to find a way to stop Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi lashing out at his people as he clings to power in Tripoli, the last big city where an uprising against his rule has yet to take hold. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

  32. A man carries bread past a palm tree used as a roadblock by anti-Gaddafi demonstrators in the Tajoora neighborhood of Tripoli February 26, 2011. World powers struggled to find a way to stop Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi lashing out at his people as he clings to power in Tripoli, the last big city where an uprising against his rule has yet to take hold. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

  33. The brother (bottom) of Salem Al-Moqlah, a Libyan who was killed in the recent clashes, kisses his brother's grave in a cemetery in Benghazi February 26, 2011. World powers struggled to find a way to stop Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi lashing out at his people as he clings to power in Tripoli, the last big city where an uprising against his rule has yet to take hold. The country's second city Benghazi fell to the opposition along with much of eastern Libya earlier in the uprising, which began more than a week ago. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

  34. Boys sit on an army tank during a protest against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in Benghazi February 26, 2011. Libya's rebel-held city of Benghazi has filled a political void with a coalition which is cleaning up, providing food, building defences, reassuring foreign oil firms and telling Tripoli it believes in one nation. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

  35. Protesters draw caricatures depicting Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, inside a burnt state security building in Benghazi February 26, 2011. Gaddafi's grip on Libya looked ever more tenuous on Saturday, as his police abandoned parts of the capital Tripoli to a popular revolt that has swept the country and the United States bluntly told him he must go. Picture taken February 26, 2011. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

  36. A protester prints anti-Gaddafi slogans inside a burnt state security building in Benghazi February 26, 2011. Muammar Gaddafi's grip on Libya looked ever more tenuous on Saturday, as his police abandoned parts of the capital Tripoli to a popular revolt that has swept the country and the United States bluntly told him he must go. Picture taken February 26, 2011. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

  37. Rebel army officers teach the use of an anti-aircraft gun to civilians who have volunteered to join the rebel army in Benghazi February 27, 2011. The rebel army is preparing to fight Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces in Tripoli if necessary, an official in the rebel army said. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

  38. A civilian who has volunteered for the rebel army sits inside a weapons store in Benghazi February 27, 2011. The rebel army is preparing to fight Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces in Tripoli if necessary, an official in the rebel army said. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

  39. A rebel army officer teaches the use of an anti-aircraft gun to civilians who have volunteered to join the rebel army in Benghazi February 27, 2011. The rebel army is preparing to fight Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces in Tripoli if necessary, an official in the rebel army said. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

  40. Rebel army officers teach the use of a AK-47 to civilians who have volunteered to join the rebel army in Benghazi February 27, 2011. The rebel army is preparing to fight Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces in Tripoli if necessary, an official in the rebel army said. Libyans in the rebel-held eastern city of Benghazi were on Sunday discussing plans for a temporary authority that would help support those challenging Gaddafi's rule in his stronghold of Tripoli. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

  41. Rebel army officers teach the use of a AK-47 to civilians who have volunteered to join the rebel army in Benghazi February 27, 2011. Libyans in the rebel-held eastern city of Benghazi were on Sunday discussing plans for a temporary authority that would help support those challenging Muammar Gaddafi's rule in his stronghold of Tripoli. The rebel army is preparing to fight Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces in Tripoli if necessary, an official in the rebel army said. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

  42. An anti-government demonstrator paints the colours of the Kingdom of Libya flag on the face of a child in Benghazi February 28, 2011. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

  43. An anti-Gaddafi protester shows Free Libya written on his palm during a protest in Benghazi February 27, 2011. Libyans in the rebel-held eastern city of Benghazi were on Sunday discussing plans for a temporary authority that would help support those challenging Muammar Gaddafi's rule in his stronghold of Tripoli. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

  44. EDITOR'S NOTE: PICTURE TAKEN ON GUIDED GOVERNMENT TOUR Libyan troops loyal to leader Muammar Gaddafi guard a checkpoint between the capital and the city of Zawiyah February 27, 2011. Rebels in control of a Libyan city near the capital fired weapons into the air and shouted This is our revolution on Sunday as they prepared to defend it against forces loyal to Gaddafi. The red, green and black flag of the anti-Gaddafi rebellion was flying from a building in the centre of Zawiyah, 50 km (30 miles) west of the capital Tripoli. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

  45. EDITOR'S NOTE: PICTURE TAKEN ON GUIDED GOVERNMENT TOUR A Libyan soldier loyal to leader Muammar Gaddafi guards a checkpoint between the capital and the city of Zawiyah February 27, 2011. Rebels in control of a Libyan city near the capital fired weapons into the air and shouted This is our revolution on Sunday as they prepared to defend it against forces loyal to Gaddafi. The red, green and black flag of the anti-Gaddafi rebellion was flying from a building in the centre of Zawiyah, 50 km (30 miles) west of the capital Tripoli. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

  46. An anti-government rebel fires a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) as they prepare for possible attacks by pro-Gaddafi loyalists at a checkpoint in Ajdabiya area, 150 km (93.2 miles) southwest of Benghazi February, 27, 2011. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Sunday dismissed new U.N. sanctions against him and said a small group of rebels protesting his rule were surrounded and would be defeated. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

  47. Anti-government tribal rebels shout anti-government slogans as they prepare for possible attacks by pro-Gaddafi loyalists at a checkpoint at Ajdabiya area, 150 km (93.2 miles) southwest of Benghazi February, 27, 2011. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Sunday dismissed new U.N. sanctions against him and said a small group of rebels protesting his rule were surrounded and would be defeated. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

  48. Anti-government tribal rebels prepare for possible attacks by pro-Gaddafi loyalists at a checkpoint in Ajdabiya area, 150 km (93.2 miles) southwest of Benghazi February, 27, 2011. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Sunday dismissed new U.N. sanctions against him and said a small group of rebels protesting his rule were surrounded and would be defeated. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

  49. Anti-government tribal rebels prepare for possible attacks by pro-Gaddafi loyalists at a checkpoint in Ajdabiya area, 150 km (93.2 miles) southwest of Benghazi February, 27, 2011. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Sunday dismissed new U.N. sanctions against him and said a small group of rebels protesting his rule were surrounded and would be defeated. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

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