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Opposition: Gadhafi working on deal to step down

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Moammar Gadhafi is trying to strike a deal with 
opposition leaders, saying he will step down as Libya's leader if they can 
guarantee him safe passage out of the country and promise that neither he nor 
his family will face prosecution, an official with the opposition said Tuesday.

A government spokesman vehemently disputed the claim saying reports of 
negotiations with the opposition are "lies."

The opposition has submitted counter-offers with several demands. Among them is 
a stipulation that Gadhafi has to immediately concede he is not the ruler of 
Libya, said Amal Bugaigis, a member of the opposition group called the February 
17 Coalition.

The devlopment comes as Libya enters its fourth week of bloody clashes Tuesday 
and there was little doubt that the situation had turned into all-out civil war.

Rebels have seized several cities from government control and the army has 
fiercely fought to reclaim some of them.

Death toll estimates have ranged from more than 1,000 to as many as 2,000. 
Thousands more have fled the country, prompting a human rights group to once 
again urge both sides to allow humanitarian aid in.

"Both the Libyan government and opposition forces need to allow unhindered 
access for aid organizations to assist civilians," Bill Frelick, refugee 
program director at Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. "People living in areas of 
heavy fighting in western Libya are now in dire need of medical aid and other 
assistance."

Late Monday night, the Gulf Cooperation Council said Libya had rejected its 
offer of humanitarian aid. The council is comprised of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, 
Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Meanwhile, Gadhafi took aim at the rebel-controlled town of Ras Lanuf, 
launching aerial strikes Monday to crush the uprising against him.

Gadhafi's aerial forces targeted the main road heading into the oil town after 
launching another air strike earlier, five kilometers (3.1 miles) southeast of 
the city. The opposition fired anti-aircraft guns in response.

The protests against Gadhafi began February 15 as anti-government demonstrators 
sought the ouster of the 68-year-old Gadhafi who has ruled for nearly 42 years 
of rule.

It started as the kind of revolution that swept neighboring Tunisia and Egypt, 
but since then the uprising has turned into warfare.

And as reports continue to emerge of the government's use of force against 
civilians, the international community has been left pondering strategies on 
how to end the violence.

Three members of the U.N. Security Council -- France, Britain, and the United 
States -- were working Monday on a possible resolution that would include 
language on a no-fly zone over Libya, diplomatic sources at the United Nations 
said. And the Gulf Cooperation Council said Monday night they supported such an 
action.

But any kind of military intervention could face sharp criticism from Russia 
and China, two permanent members of the council that wield veto power.

U.S. President Barack Obama said Monday he had a "very clear message to those 
who are around Col. Gadhafi."

"It is their choice to make how they operate moving forward and they will be 
held accountable for whatever violence continues to take place there," he said.

NATO said it has begun around-the-clock surveillance flights of Libya.

"We've got NATO as we speak consulting in Brussels around a wide range of 
potential options, including potential military options," Obama added.

With no clear end to the deadly clashes in sight, U.N. Secretary-General Ban 
Ki-moon appointed a new special envoy to Libya to discuss the crisis with 
officials in Tripoli.

The fierce fighting has sparked the flight of Libyans and foreigners out of 
Libya, with nations across the globe scrambling to help people leave.

About 200,000 people have fled Libya with nearly equal numbers going to Tunisia 
and Egypt, the U.N. refugee agency has said.

But between 15,000 and 17,000 people are still at a refugee camp near the 
Libya-Tunisia border. Of those left, the majority are from Bangladesh, the U.N. 
refugee agency said. The group plans to start running chartered flights to 
there Tuesday.

A man who said he was trapped in Misrata, a city east of Tripoli that has seen 
heavy clashes, said the rebels were running out of weapons -- but will continue 
to fight.

"Maybe tomorrow I'll still be alive, I don't know. I have nothing to lose," the 
man said. "Nobody believes he will be alive tomorrow. Nobody knows. We need 
support."

CNN's Ben Wedeman, Nic Robertson, Arwa Damon, Salma Abdelaziz, Jomana Karadsheh 
and Caroline Faraj contributed to this report.
 
 
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