(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The opponents of the embattled Libyan ruler have called for a massive demonstration after the Friday Prayers in Tripoli.
Snipers and foreign mercenaries loyal to Colonel Gaddafi have set up checkpoints in a flashpoint area of the capital.
Reports say several foreign journalists were barred from leaving their hotels.
Anti-regime protesters and the significant number of soldiers, who have defected to the opposition side, have vowed to take control of Tripoli.
"Victory or death ... We will not stop until we liberate all this country," Mustafa Abdel Jalil, head of the rebel National Libyan Council said.
Reports say Gaddafi's military forces have bombed the eastern oil-rich town of Brega for the third consecutive day.
The key oil-producing town is now under the control of protesters.
Similar airstrikes have also been reported in the northeastern town of Ajdabiya 160 kilometers south of Benghazi.
This is while some reports say the Gaddafi regime has stepped up recruiting mercenaries from other African countries.
Protesters say they are ready to hold talks if the Libyan ruler steps down or goes into exile.
Several thousands of Libyans have been killed and many others have been injured after protests began in the North African nation on February 17.
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