( CNN ) -- The only daughter of Moammar Gadhafi is standing behind her father , saying he will not step down because he is `` a symbol , a guide '' for the Libyan people . `` This is his country , his land , his people . Where would he go ? , '' Ayesha Gadhafi , 34 , told CNN affiliate France 2 during an interview at her home in Tripoli . `` There is one thing that you do n't understand and that you will never understand . It is that my father is a symbol , a guide . '' The comments by Gadhafi 's daughter come as NATO 's bombing campaign crossed the 100-day mark , raising concerns among some that the airstrikes could drag on for months . Gadhafi has been under enormous international pressure to step down following a months-long uprising by rebels , emboldened by popular movements across the Middle East , trying to bring an end to his 42-year rule . The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution in March authorizing force by whatever means necessary , with the exception of a ground invasion , to protect civilians . NATO began bombing military targets a short time later . Gadhafi 's daughter has accused NATO of war crimes for airstrikes targeting her father in Tripoli that resulted in the deaths of her four-month-old daughter , her brother and his two children . `` I am not hiding . I am at home . I live normally , '' she said in the France 2 interview that aired Thursday . `` But you see , I 've already lost one of my children and my brother in the bombings . Every day there are members of my people who die . Civilians . Anyone who has a heart can understand what I feel . '' Gadhafi 's daughter has been a staunch defender of her father and a familiar sight on Libyan State TV . She is believed to have had a hand in keeping the peace among her seven brothers , who have vied over the years for positions of prominence at their father 's side . `` Contrary to what has been said , our family is still very tight . These events have brought us closer than ever . There is no division , no difference between us , '' she said . `` What is being said about it is pure invention . '' Ayesha Gadhafi , who studied in France , admonished the French for their participation in the NATO campaign . `` Never would I imagine this country would one day kill my brother and my family , '' she told France 2 . `` Through you , I want to send a message to the wives of the French pilots who bomb us . 'Your husbands are not working to defend civilians in Libya , ' '' she said . `` They kill my people and our children and for what ? To satisfy , ( French President Nicolas ) Sarkozy , who thinks that the more Libyans he kills , the more votes he gets during elections . '' She has been described as a longtime , loud supporter of anti-government groups , standing up for the IRA and Iraqi insurgents . She even joined Saddam Hussein 's defense team prior to his being sentenced to death by hanging in Iraq . When The Telegraph , a London-based newspaper , asked her how she felt about Iraqis who say Hussein slaughtered people , she said : `` You are bound to meet people who may be against your policies . ''
Ayesha Gadhafi is the Libyan leader 's only daughter . She says the uprising and NATO campaign have brought her family together . `` Contrary to what has been said , our family is still very tight , '' she says . The Gadhafi's are not alone in their opposition to Gaddafi.