two robbers were already in use on Libya for intelligence and intelligence confirmed military missions of the US the first strike by an unmanned aircraft Predator drone in Libya.NATO said that destroyed the drone of a Libyan Government multiple rocket launcher designed in the vicinity of Misratah on about 1100GMT.
Drones can military objectives easier in urban areas, to minimize the risk of civilian casualties.
Earlier, Libya's Government warned that the fight against the rebels in the Western City of Misurata could take tribes loyal to Col Muammar Gaddafi.
The Deputy Foreign Minister said the Libyan army was withdrawn, and suggested that not the same level of restraint on the civilian casualties would be the tribes.
But a rebel military spokesman in Benghazi was Col Gaddafi "play" and would not allow that its troops Misratah leave.
Human rights groups say that it more than 1,000 people have died.
BunkerSeveral hours after the Pentagon announcement confirmed the predator NATO showed that the goal had been a "Gaddafi regime rocket launcher (MRL) in the vicinity of Misratah".
The Alliance said "The MRL system Misratah had used against the civilian population" in a statement.
Continue reading the most important storyRange: 14.8 m (48.7 ft)
Length: 8.2 m (27 ft)
Payload: 204 kg (450 lb)
Cruising speed: 135 217kph (84-135 miles per hour)
Range: 1,240 km (770 km)
Weapons: Two Hellfire missiles
Predators have previously only for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions in Libya was used.On Thursday, said Defense Secretary Robert Gates President Barack Obama had approved air strikes to support the Mission of the NATO led, because that was where the United States had "some unique features".
Gen James Cartwright, who said Deputy Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of staff, forces loyal to Col Gaddafi square or have been "embedded to crowded areas" to avoid is organised by NATO aircraft.
The more precise predators bring deeper and therefore "their ability able, better visibility, particularly on goals to achieve, which have started in defences, digging down", he added.
The BBC's Peter Biles in Benghazi the first attack, says the beginning of a new phase of NATO's air campaign could mark drone in Libya.
It is certainly a further attempt to protect civilians, which are attacked by Libyan Government forces, our correspondent adds.
Early Saturday the halibut struck two missiles apparently NATO aircraft a concrete bunker in the vicinity of Col Gaddafi's Bab al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli.
The BBC's Jeremy Bowen was bomb damage to connect Tripoli shows that Gaddafi supporters say for water storage was usedGovernment spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said three people were killed by a "very powerful explosion" within a water storage facility.
Journalists taken to the site, however, reported that it seemed like the bunker was used for military activities. Smoke was one of the two craters increases and ammunition boxes lay near.
'Misinformation' in MisratahIn the meantime, fierce clashes between rebels and Government troops on the edge of the city of Misurata, Libya will continue.
Says Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister Khalid Kaim, who gave an ultimatum to tribes of the Libyan armyOn Friday, the rebels said they had driven Col Gaddafi's forces out of the building along the street, Tripoli, where sniper in all shooting was had, ventured including women and children.
Deputy Foreign Minister of Libya, Khaled Kaim, said the army may stop fighting in Misratah and because of the threat of more NATO air strikes to withdraw.
He said local tribes would instead try to negotiate with the rebels, and if that failed, the tribes would they bek?mpfet.
Col Ahmed Bani, a military spokesman for the Benghazi-based transitional rebel National Council, told the BBC: "This is misinformation." Gaddafi would never make of Misurata, it is also important to him. "
He added: "we have only someone from Misratah, which now in Benghazi - member of the Bushaala tribe, one of the largest spoken in Misurata."
"He says, that the claims of the Gaddafi Government are not met." "All local tribes fight Gaddafi's troops, not with them against."
Captured Libyan soldiers told reporters that had she told me to withdraw from the MisurataA doctor in Misratah told the BBC it was just a move to buy time.
"The speaker is completely ridiculous." He wants people to think, "he said the Libyan people behind the regime."
"If Gaddafi people in Libya in the cities of Misurata arms, it will end for him, because they will rise up against him."
The doctor said the humanitarian situation has been improved, but not much.
The BBC's Jeremy Bowen reports from Tripoli, that the regime, the reason why, the Col Gaddafi relatively safe in the West of Libya remains says, that the most important tribes - a lot of makes and influence - on its side.
But the Government has used before the prospect of tribal civil war as a warning, and it may well be that the Minister was more a threat as an expression of the reality which is occur, our correspondent says.
The regime is feeling increasingly isolated and hoping for some sort of a diplomatic solution, he added.
The popular revolt against Col Gaddafi - inspired by similar riots in Egypt and Tunisia - began in February and a UN mandate sanctioned forces later air strikes against the Libyan State, to protect civilians. NATO took over full mission on 31 March, and since then have more than 3,000 missions were flown.
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