BBC News with Michael Powles
A Libyan military spokesman says the armed forces have been ordered to
implement
an immediate ceasefire. It comes on the second day of a military operation launched by international forces to establish a UN-backed no-fly zone over Libya and prevent further attacks against civilians. The spokesman made the announcement in a broadcast on state radio.
We, the popular social leadership of Libya,
recommend
to the armed forces to announce an immediate ceasefire to all its military units, and to invite all cities, towns and tribes to join in and participate in a historical march, peaceful march, to start from Tripoli, using all means of transport, destination – Benghazi.
Colonel Gaddafi declared a ceasefire on Friday. But soon
afterwards
his troops attacked rebel positions in Benghazi and Misrata.
Qatar has decided to send four warplanes to join the international air campaign, the first Arab country to do so. The Secretary General of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, who’d supported military action, said Western attacks on Libyan forces had gone beyond the
objective
of implementing the no-fly zone, which his organization have called for.
What happened
differed from
the no-fly zone objectives. What we want is the protection of civilians – protection, not shelling more civilians.
In the last few hours, several rounds of anti-aircraft gunfire have been heard above Tripoli.