He claimed the alliance’s inaction was allowing Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s forces to advance and was letting them kill people in the rebel-held city of Misrata “everyday”.

He said: “Nato is moving very slowly, allowing Gaddafi forces to advance. Nato has become our problem.”

Mr Younes also said if Nato wanted to lift Col Gaddafi’s weeks-long siege in Misrata, it could have done it weeks ago.