the tweets re the Libyan Uprising

0819: A resident of Misrata has denied the claims by Libyan state TV that pro-Gaddafi forces have recaptured the city, says Reuters.0742: LibyanYouthMovement tweets: "Gaddafi's tactics are weak and desperate. His own soldiers are misinformed and often defect once they realize their situation #libya #feb17"

1036: A rebel spokesman in Zawiya says rebels are still in control of the town centre, as an attack by pro-Gaddafi forces has been pushed back, reports Reuters.

 

1033: A rebel supporter in Misrata tells al-Jazeera English that his city is under attack by pro-Gaddafi ground forces from the east, west and south. He says rebels are holding them off but urges satellite companies to cut off broadcasts by state TV to block Col Gaddafi issuing instructions.

 

1006: B Singh tweets: "If the west had not invaded Iraq and got rid of Saddam the way they did, I'm sure they'd be in Libya by now."

 

1005: Rebels have shot down a helicopter, Reuters reports, but the report does not say exactly where.

 

0949: MAQAM tweets: "A complete internet and web blackout in #Libya making it very difficult for #Feb17 protesters to get information out."

 

0941: The BBC's Nick Springate in Ras Lanuf says government forces have not come within 50km of the oil town since it was taken on Saturday. In the last few moments, rebel guns have been trying to target two fixed-wing planes flying overhead, he says.

 

0938: There are some tweets critical of the report that eight UK special forces have been captured by rebels forces in eastern Libya. "If the UK wanted to contact the opposition, telephones are working," says Libyan, while Reem Ali tweets: "Now Libyan people will get blamed although they made it clear that they didn't want anybody to intervene."

 

0911: Libyan warplanes have launched airstrikes on a rebel force advancing toward Gaddafi's stronghold of Sirte, says AP. An AP TV crew witnessed the airstrikes.

 

0856: Another Reuters report from Bin Jawad, where rebels have reportedly been attacked by pro-Gaddafi forces: "One fighter, returning wounded from the frontline town, said the Gaddafi loyalists had attacked with machineguns and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs). Asked what he had seen, hereplied: 'Death.' Distraught, he would not say any more."

0830: A Misrata resident who denies his city has fallen to pro-Gaddafi forces tells Reuters: "The town is fully in the control of the revolutionaries... But we heard shooting this morning near the airport and airbase. [Government] brigades are there but they are surrounded by revolutionaries. The brigades have been using random shooting to frighten people."