Syrian Pilots Flying Libyan Warplanes, Rebels Charge

Libyan insurgents claim to have shot down two warplanes over the oil town of Ras Lanuf and that their pilots' identity cards and accents indicated they were from Syria.

The al-Tabu Front for the Salvation of Libya claims that the Syrian authorities were complicit in the participation of Syrian soldiers.

Muammar Qaddafi’s air force staged new raids on rebels on Tuesday as rebels said they rejected attempt by intermediaries for Qaddafi to talk with the provisional national council.

A council spokesman said there is nothing to talk about until Qaddafi leaves the country.

"We're not going to negotiate with him. He knows where the airport is in Tripoli and all he needs to do is leave and stop the bloodshed," the official said, according to Voice of America.

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