Libya: NATO bombs camel weapons caravan

A Libyan rebel commander says his forces have unconfirmed reports that NATO has struck and destroyed a caravan of camels carrying weapons from neighbouring Chad.Abdullah Aitha says the camels were headed for the southern city of Sebha, 400 miles (650 kilometres) south of Tripoli, where much of Gaddafis military force comes from.Aitha said Saturday the camels were carrying heavy caliber machine guns, mortars and ammunition when they were bombed in a desert 100 kilometres (62 miles) from the Chad border on Friday evening.Libyas civil war erupted shortly after anti-regime protests swept across Libya in mid-February, and neither side has made significant gains for months. NATO could not be immediately reached for comment.