Ibrahim Dabbashi, Libya's deputy envoy to the UN who had turned against Muammar Gaddafi, has called on the UNSC to pass a resolution imposing a no-fly zone in the North African country within the next 10 hours.

Dabbashi warned of 'genocide' in the eastern city of Ajdabiya and 'ethnic cleaning' in villages in the western part of the country. "We think that in the coming hours we will see real genocide in Ajdabiya," he said. "The international community has to act within the next 10 hours."