NATO air strikes may force Libya to halt fighting by its army in the besieged port of Misrata and let local tribes take over the battle, the government said, in what could amount to an important shift in the battlefield city. Hours after the announcement of a shift in tactics in Misrata by forces of leader Muammar Gaddafi, NATO bombs struck what appeared to be a bunker near his compound in central Tripoli. The government said the target was a car park and three people were killed. “The situation in Misrata will be eased, will be dealt with by the tribes around Misrata and the rest of Misrata''s people and not by the Libyan army,” Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Kaim told…
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