Qaddafi: I Won't Go

BBC News reports:

Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi has made his first public appearance in a week to rally his supporters.

In a speech apparently from a compound hit by coalition air strikes on Sunday, he urged "all Islamic armies" to join him, saying: "We will be victorious."

Fighting has continued between Col Gaddafi's forces and rebels. Witness say supplies are running low in the rebel-held town of Misrata.

The sound of allied strikes was once again heard around Tripoli overnight.

Coalition military personnel are enforcing a UN resolution to set up a no-fly zone and protect civilians.

In other developments:

• US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told ABC News that Gaddafi allies have been reaching out to other nations to explore options for the future.
• French, US, Turkish and British officials have been speaking to thrash out a new command structure for the coalition, with the US keen to hand over control.
• Three journalists - two AFP reporters and a Getty Images photographer - detained by Gaddafi forces have been set free in Tripoli.

'Creator of tomorrow'

Speaking in front of a crowd of about 200 late on Tuesday, Col Gaddafi said there was a "new crusader battle launched by crusader countries on Islam".

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