<p>"Hundreds of Libyans will martyr in Europe," Gaddafi Friday told a multi-thousand-strong crowd in Sabha, some 500 miles south of capital Tripoli in a speech shown on national television, adding NATO will regret "when the war moves to Europe".<br /><br />The threat came as insurgents suffered casualties Friday after a massive attack by NATO aircraft.<br /><br />Gaddafi pledged to use the "eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth" principle, adding that he and his supporters were ready to "become martyrs and fight until the end."<br /><br />Libya has been rocked by fighting between pro- and anti-Gaddafi forces since mid-February.<br /><br />An international military operation in Libya began March 19, following a UN resolution authorising countries "to take all necessary measures" to help protect Libyan civilians from attacks by Gaddafi forces, and was extended until late September.<br /><br />On July 2, Gaddafi had warned of attacks in Europe unless NATO stops its air strikes against key facilities in the North African country.</p>
<p>"Hundreds of Libyans will martyr in Europe," Gaddafi Friday told a multi-thousand-strong crowd in Sabha, some 500 miles south of capital Tripoli in a speech shown on national television, adding NATO will regret "when the war moves to Europe".<br /><br />The threat came as insurgents suffered casualties Friday after a massive attack by NATO aircraft.<br /><br />Gaddafi pledged to use the "eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth" principle, adding that he and his supporters were ready to "become martyrs and fight until the end."<br /><br />Libya has been rocked by fighting between pro- and anti-Gaddafi forces since mid-February.<br /><br />An international military operation in Libya began March 19, following a UN resolution authorising countries "to take all necessary measures" to help protect Libyan civilians from attacks by Gaddafi forces, and was extended until late September.<br /><br />On July 2, Gaddafi had warned of attacks in Europe unless NATO stops its air strikes against key facilities in the North African country.</p>