Statement of the Transitional National Council on

Urgent statement from the National Transitional
Counter-Terrorism
Council
The Transitional National Council affirms the Islamic identity of the Libyan
The National Transitional Council (NTC) would like to bring to the attention of the international
People, its commitment
community to thelatest
the Gaddafi regime’s moderate Islamic
statement concerning the values,
situation in its fullAsrejection
Misurata. announced onto the
extremistSunday
ideas
and
10 April, the regime has declared that it will use force to prevent any party from delivering medical
and assistance
humanitarian its commitment to combating them in all circumstances, and
to the city of Misurata.
refuses the allegations aiming to associate al-Qaeda with the revolutionists in
The NTC would also like to bring to the attention of the international community that the Gaddafi regime
Libya. is accelerating attacks on Misurata, using sophisticated weapons including GRAD missiles, with the aim of
breaching the city and massacring its civilians including women, children and the elderly. The mass killings
have begun this morning.

It emphasizes thatsends
The Council thethisdanger
appeal to of
the terrorism threatens
international community allitsnations
to assume andandit move
responsibilities, should not
urgently to stop the anticipated massacre of men, women and children. The NTC is calling on the
be associated withcommunity
international any religion, culture
to use all necessary or ethnicity;
measures and it affirms
to ensure the implementation of UNSCR its1973
strong
to
protect civilians, by declaring Misurata an internationally protected zone, and insist on delivering medical
condemnation and its
and humanitarian commitment
aid to towho
the people of Misurata combat
are subjectterrorism in all itsshelling.
to continuous indiscriminate forms and
manifestations,
We appeal committed
to the internationalby whomever,
community to continue wherever and
their support of the forpeople
Libyan whatever purposes,
in their efforts to
end the siege on our capital Tripoli and the western mountain areas. We urgently ask that they continue to
as it constitutes
support ourone of against
struggle the most serious
the tyrannical threats
Gaddafi to international
regime and its oppression of our peace
aspirationsandfor
freedom, democracy and dignity.
security.

National Transitional Council, Libya

It emphasizes also its full commitment to the implementation of the relevant
Security Council resolutions on Counter-Terrorism, including the resolutions on
April 14, 2011

the Sanctions concerning al-Qaeda and Taliban,

  with the full commitment to all
measures and sanctions concerning any individual or entity associated with al-
Qaeda and Taliban as determined by the Sanctions Committee.

It affirms its commitment to the implementation of the resolutions adopted by

the General Assembly regarding measures to eradicate international Terrorism
including the measures outlined in the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism