RAF jets and other Nato forces today struck a command and control centre where Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi sometimes lives, it was announced.

International air strikes on Libya have forced government troops to retreat, with rebels regaining control of the city of Ajdabiya.

Libya was rocked by a second night of allied air strikes as a cruise missile destroyed a building in Muammar Gaddafi’s compound.

Libya was last night rocked by a second night of allied air strikes as a Royal Navy submarine joined US forces in targeting the air defences of Muammar Gaddafi.