A Libyan rebel conditional ceasefire offer on Friday was spurned by the regime of Muammar Gaddafi, Xinhua reported today.

A Libyan government spokesman also accused the international coalition of "crimes against humanity," claiming it has bombarded civilians.

Spokesman Mussa Ibrahim said: "They (rebel leaders) are asking us to withdraw from our own cities.

"If this is not mad then I don't know what this is. We will not leave our cities."

What the rebels offered was not peace, the spokesman said,?adding however that the government was always ready to negotiate and wanted peace.

An opposition leader said?Friday that rebel forces would cease fire if the Libyan leader pulled his loyalists out of cities and allowed peaceful protests.