Libya has accused Nato of backing the rebels advance on Tripoli , in breach of the its UN mandate, the Global Post reports.
Deputy foreign ninister Khaled Kaim told AP Nato targeted police checkpoints in the Nafusa mountains southwest of Tripoli ahead of a rebel advance on al-Qawalish.
He claimed rebels were later pushed back from Qawalish. Kaim said: "The aim of these attacks is to help the rebels to advance. But I assure you, it will be another failure for them."
A list of the latest targets hit by Nato appears to show that airstrike are backing the rebels advance. The Guardian's
interactive on the Nato bombing campaign has been updated to include Nato's latest "key hits".
Nato lists them as:
In the vicinity of
Brega: 1 Military Refuelling Equipment, 8 Armed Vehicles, 2 Armoured Fighting Vehicles, 1 Truck. In the vicinity of
Gharyan: 1 Anti-Aircraft Gun.
In the vicinity of
Misratah: 3 Armed Vehicles. In the vicinity of
Waddan: 1 Military Storage Facility. In the vicinity of
Yafran: 1 Artillery Piece, 1 Armed Vehicle. In the vicinity of
Zlitan: 8 Armed Vehicles. In the vicinity of
Zintan: 1 Armed Vehicle.
The Middle East analyst
Juan Cole, argues that Nato's action falls within the UN resolution.
Gaddafi made his an outlaw state and under these circumstances the UN resolution authorizes Nato action to prevent him from committing further atrocities. The only practical way to do so, given his defiance and aggression with heavy weapons, is to hit them where they are committing aggression and to strengthen the Free Libya forces.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/middle-east-live/2011/jul/07/syria-libya-middle-east-unrest-live#block-5 
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