The council won't be officially represented at the London conference Tuesday. But British officials have met with senior council representatives in London and will continue to through the conference, in a sign they want rebel leaders to play a part in negotiations, a person familiar with the matter said.
Mr. Cameron wanted the talks in London to focus on broadening and strengthening support for the coalition efforts, coordinating humanitarian aid and talking about what a "post-Gadhafi future" looks like for Libya, a spokesman said.
In a sign of forward planning, a U.S. Treasury official said Monday that any oil exports by Libyan rebels wouldn't face U.S. sanctions. The rebels have regained control of strategic oil infrastructure in recent days.
The U.S. involvement in the allied offensive over Libya is attracting criticism from conservatives and liberals alike, with many wondering what the U.S. is trying to achieve in the north African nation. WSJ's Neil Hickey reports from Washington.
The Obama administration has also implied that charges might be brought against those who stick by Col. Gadhafi, an attempt to widen any rifts in the Libyan leadership.
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The rebels' advances, under the protection of international air power, came as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization began taking command of all United Nations-authorized international military operations in and around Libya. Mr. Obama in his speech said NATO would complete the takeover of responsibility for operations to defend civilians on the ground on Wednesday, after already taking charge of enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya.
NATO officials sidestepped questions Monday on whether the alliance would in effect be acting as the air force supporting opponents to Col. Gadhafi's regime, saying the alliance was focused on protecting civilians as laid out in the U.N. resolution.
On the road between Tripoli and Misrata, long lines, some stretching for miles, were seen outside gas stations. A government spokesman said Sunday that fuel deliveries from Zawiya refinery near Tripoli had been scaled down because of coalition airstrikes.
In Misrata, 125 miles east of Tripoli, most of the city beyond government-held Tripoli street was contested or held by rebels, said a rebel leader in the city.
On Tripoli street, Ashraf Muftah, a 23-year-old civilian from a nearby suburb, was brought in by the government with dozens of other nonresidents to give the impression of support for the regime, "We can't go beyond this point," he said.
Ahmed Abdel-Salam, brought in from a suburb of Tripoli to fight for the government, said of the rebels: "We'll chase them out one by one, these rats."
Truck tires and berms blocked most of side streets. Government forces in green fatigues maintained positions in bombed-out buildings along Tripoli street. The hospital, which was closed for construction before fighting began, had been turned into an army barracks.
Loyalists had smeared mud on walls in an attempt to cover up anti-Gadhafi grafitti.
Opposition forces in Misrata on Monday received a boat shipment of weapons and ammunition from Benghazi, and received three boats on Sunday, according to a rebel leader, Aiman Abu-Bakr. The rebels were waiting for Sirte to fall into rebel hands. "Sirte will be a huge blow for the regime," he said
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