The US has categorically ruled out sending ground troops to Libya to train the rebels fighting to dislodge the Col. Muammar Gaddafi's forces. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said, President Barack Obama, supports the decision in this regard by European allies including Italy, France and Britain. Meanwhile, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and European Union foreign ministers have stressed that Muammar Gaddafi's regime has lost legitimacy. The grouping expressed support for the Transitional National Council as a legitimate interlocutor representing the Libyan people. They demanded immediate ceasefire in Libya , and pledged support for the rebels. The ministers also expressed deep concern about the humanitarian crisis in Libya. Gulf Cooperation Council consists of United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait. Meanwhile, France and Italy have also joined Britain in sending military officers to Libya to train the rebels. In Washington, US officials said America will give 25 million dollars to the rebels as non-lethal assistance. The opposition rebels had asked NATO to dispatch ground troops to break the siege in Misurata. The rebel plea came as al-Jazeera reported that hundreds of thousands of people were trapped in Libya's third largest town with scarcity of food, fuel and medicines.