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27 Aug 2011

Libyan rebels seize key border post

Libyan rebels have defeated Muammar Gaddafi loyalists at a border crossing with Tunisia, seizing control of a key checkpoint that could open supply routes into the country. Rebel forces raised their flag late on Friday on the Ras Ajdir border post, the primary crossing between Libya and Tunisia, in a win that will allow them to bring in supplies and aid to the capital, Tripoli.
Libyan rebels have defeated Muammar Gaddafi loyalists at a border crossing with Tunisia, seizing control of a key...

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25 Aug 2011

Libya conflict Evidence emerges of executions by both sides

Dozens of bodies have been found in Tripoli with signs of executions carried out by both sides in the civil war. Reuters news agency reported discovering 30 bullet-riddled bodies of fighters loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, of which two had been bound with plastic handcuffs, and one was on an ambulance stretcher with an intravenous drip still in his arms. They were in the remains of a pro-Gaddafi encampment strewn with caps and pictures of the ousted leader.
Dozens of bodies have been found in Tripoli with signs of executions carried out by both sides in the civil war. Reuters...

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25 Aug 2011

Fighting in Tripoli amid reports of atrocities

Heavy fighting has continued in parts of the Libyan capital Tripoli, which is now almost entirely in the hands of rebel fighters. But the BBC has seen evidence of alleged torture and summary killings blamed on Col Gaddafi's forces.
Heavy fighting has continued in parts of the Libyan capital Tripoli, which is now almost entirely in the hands of rebel...

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24 Aug 2011

Rebels Offer Bounty for Qaddafi as Journalists Are Freed

Buoyed by their seizure of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi s fortress-like compound, rebels sought to strengthen their control of Tripoli on Wednesday, placing a nearly $2 million bounty on the Libyan leader s head and dispatching fighters toward one of his last bastions of support, his tribal hometown of Surt.
Buoyed by their seizure of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi s fortress-like compound, rebels sought to strengthen their control...

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24 Aug 2011

Disinformation and Confusion Swamp the Truth in Libya

Libya has long been a republic of lies or, in the words of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, "the only democracy in the world." Colonel Qaddafi was the absolute dictator who claimed years ago to have stepped down from all public posts. He said he was more of a sage, or guide, to Libya's six million citizens.
Libya has long been a republic of lies or, in the words of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, "the only democracy in the world."...

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24 Aug 2011

World powers rush in to rebuild Libya

As the endgame of the Muammar Gaddafi regime plays out in Libya, members of the international community - from world powers to oil companies - are gathering to discuss their respective roles in the country's future.
As the endgame of the Muammar Gaddafi regime plays out in Libya, members of the international community - from world...

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24 Aug 2011

Sporadic fighting rocks Tripoli

Fighters loyal to Muammar Gaddafi are putting up a stiff fight in several Tripoli neighbourhoods against rebels seeking to consolidate their grip over the capital a day after they seized the Libyan leader's heavily fortified Bab al-Aziziya compound.
Fighters loyal to Muammar Gaddafi are putting up a stiff fight in several Tripoli neighbourhoods against rebels seeking...
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23 Aug 2011

The Fall of Gadhafi Dictator without a Future

The rebels are taking over Tripoli and fighting is intense around Moammar Gadhafi's residence. But where is the dictator? And what fate lies in store for the eccentric despot who has ruled Libya for 42 years? SPIEGEL explores the most-pressing questions.
The rebels are taking over Tripoli and fighting is intense around Moammar Gadhafi's residence. But where is the...

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23 Aug 2011

After Libyan Revolt, Rebels Face a Struggle for Unity

With rebels on the verge of ending Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi s long reign, the character of their movement is facing its first real test: Can they build a new government of unity and reconciliation, or will their own internal rivalries mean divisions in the new Libya?
With rebels on the verge of ending Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi s long reign, the character of their movement is facing its...

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23 Aug 2011

Qaddafi’s Son Taunts Rebels in Tripoli

The euphoria that followed the rebels' triumphant march in Tripoli gave way to confusion and wariness on Monday, as Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi remained at large, his son Seif al-Islam made a surprise appearance at a hotel with foreign journalists, and pockets of loyalist forces stubbornly resisted rebel efforts to take control of the capital.
The euphoria that followed the rebels' triumphant march in Tripoli gave way to confusion and wariness on Monday, as Col....
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23 Aug 2011

Rebels’ Assault on Tripoli Began With Careful Work Inside

Even with Libya s ragged rebellion still troubled by internal divisions, several days traveling with rebel troops - along with interviews with rebel leaders, NATO diplomats and officials in Washington - reveal that rebel forces were able to devise a careful plan for the final assault on Tripoli that unfolded with a swiftness few had predicted.
Even with Libya s ragged rebellion still troubled by internal divisions, several days traveling with rebel troops -...

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22 Aug 2011

Does Post-Gaddafi Libya Face the Fate of Post-Saddam Iraq

Away from the dizzying euphoria on Tripoli's streets, where Libyans have held wild celebrations of the end of Muammar Gaddafi's 42-year rule, there is a specter that hovers over the scene in the minds of many Libyan officials and Western governments - that of another Arab capital: Baghdad.
Away from the dizzying euphoria on Tripoli's streets, where Libyans have held wild celebrations of the end of Muammar...

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22 Aug 2011

Despite the euphoria, the rebels are divided

The circumstances in which Gaddafi's regime falls is important for the future of Libya. Will he himself flee, disappear to fight again, be arrested or die in the last ditch? Will his supporters be hunted down and killed? After a civil war lasting six months, a stable peace means that those who fought for him should not be treated as pariahs to be slaughtered, arrested, threatened with reprisals or politically marginalised.
The circumstances in which Gaddafi's regime falls is important for the future of Libya. Will he himself flee, disappear...

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22 Aug 2011

Libyan rebels in Tripoli’s central square

Euphoric Libyan rebels have moved into the centre of the capital, Tripoli, as Muammar Gaddafi's defenders melted away and thousands of jubilant civilians rushed out of their homes to cheer the long convoys of pickup trucks packed with fighters shooting in the air.
Euphoric Libyan rebels have moved into the centre of the capital, Tripoli, as Muammar Gaddafi's defenders melted away...

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22 Aug 2011

Little Resistance as Rebels Enter Tripoli

Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi s grip on power dissolved with astonishing speed on Monday as rebels marched into the capital and arrested two of his sons, while residents raucously celebrated the prospective end of his four-decade-old rule.
Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi s grip on power dissolved with astonishing speed on Monday as rebels marched into the capital...

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21 Aug 2011

Former Gaddafi number two ‘defects’ to rebels

Muammar Gaddafi's former right-hand man, Abdel Salam Jalloud, has defected to rebel-held territory in Libya's Western Mountains, a rebel spokesman said. Jalloud was a member of the junta that staged a 1969 coup bringing Gaddafi to power, and was seen as the North African oil producer state's second in command before falling out of Gaddafi's favour in the 1990s.
Muammar Gaddafi's former right-hand man, Abdel Salam Jalloud, has defected to rebel-held territory in Libya's Western...

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18 Aug 2011

Libyan Rebels Gain Control of Oil Refinery as Qaddafi Forces Flee

Rebel fighters gained complete control on Thursday of the oil refinery in Zawiyah - just a half hour s drive from Tripoli, the country's capital - routing government soldiers after days of battle and advancing into other parts of this strategic port city still controlled by loyalists of Libya s increasingly isolated leader, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.
Rebel fighters gained complete control on Thursday of the oil refinery in Zawiyah - just a half hour s drive from...

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16 Aug 2011

Gaddafi forces ‘fire first scud missile’

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces fired a scud missile for the first time since the uprising against his rule began six months ago, but it landed in the desert and injured no one, a US military official said.
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces fired a scud missile for the first time since the uprising against his rule began...

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15 Aug 2011

Gadhafi urges people to take up arms against NATO

In first address to the nation since rebels launched latest offensive, Gadhafi calls on Libyans to 'prepare for the battle to liberate' rebel-held towns; says 'end of the colonizer is close.'
In first address to the nation since rebels launched latest offensive, Gadhafi calls on Libyans to 'prepare for the...
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15 Aug 2011

Libya conflict Rebels fight for key towns near Tripoli

Libyan rebels have advanced into two strategic towns controlling access to the capital, Tripoli, from the west and the south. Fighting was reported in both Zawiya, just 50km (30 miles) west of Tripoli, and Gharyan, 80km to the south. If the towns fall to the rebels, they would have Tripoli surrounded by land, with Nato blocking sea access.
Libyan rebels have advanced into two strategic towns controlling access to the capital, Tripoli, from the west and the...

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13 Aug 2011

Libyan opposition launches new offensive

Opposition forces have launched a two-pronged offensive in Western Libya, increasing pressure to isolate Muammar Gaddafi's stronghold of Tripoli. Opposition fighters advanced toward the towns of Gharyan and Az-Zawiyah on Saturday, attempting to cut off the southern coastal route from Tunisia that Gaddafi uses for supplies.
Opposition forces have launched a two-pronged offensive in Western Libya, increasing pressure to isolate Muammar...

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12 Aug 2011

Libyan rebels capture parts of Brega

Libyan rebels have reportedly captured several residential districts of Brega, a strategic city for Muammar Gaddafi's government. Speaking on Thursday, Mossa Mahmoud al-Mograbi, a spokesman for the rebel forces, said: "It is liberated. It is under our control now." Sources told Al Jazeera that the rebels had suffered 40 casualties, including seven dead. They also said that 12 Gaddafi soldiers had surrendered.
Libyan rebels have reportedly captured several residential districts of Brega, a strategic city for Muammar Gaddafi's...

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10 Aug 2011

Libyan TV shows footage of ‘Khamis Gaddafi’

Libyan state television has shown what it said was footage of Muammar Gaddafi's son Khamis visiting people wounded in an air attack east of Tripoli. Rebels had said last week that Khamis had been killed. The government had denied rebel claims that Khamis, commander of one of Gaddafi's most loyal and best-equipped units, had been killed by a NATO air strike near Zlitan
Libyan state television has shown what it said was footage of Muammar Gaddafi's son Khamis visiting people wounded in an...

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9 Aug 2011

Gaddafi government accuses NATO of ‘massacre’

Muammar Gaddafi's government has accused NATO of the "massacre" of 85 civilians in air strikes in support of the country's opposition fighters, a claim the military bloc has denied. State television showed the charred bodies of at least three children who were allegedly killed by a NATO strike on Monday night in the village of Majar, about 150km east of the capital, Tripoli.
Muammar Gaddafi's government has accused NATO of the "massacre" of 85 civilians in air strikes in support of the...

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8 Aug 2011

Fighting rages on several Libyan fronts

At least three Libyan opposition fighters have been killed in clashes near the northern town of Zlitan, just 160km from Tripoli, the capital, as government troops fought rebel forces for control of the town.
At least three Libyan opposition fighters have been killed in clashes near the northern town of Zlitan, just 160km from...
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6 Aug 2011

Libya rebels in western offensive

Libyan rebels in the country's west say they have launched an offensive towards key towns on the Mediterranean coast. Commanders say they have captured the town of Bir al-Ghanam, 50 miles (80km) south of Tripoli, from forces loyal to Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi.
Libyan rebels in the country's west say they have launched an offensive towards key towns on the Mediterranean coast....

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6 Aug 2011

Parishioners’ Straight Talk and Prayers for Qaddafi in Libya

"When NATO bombs at night, I hear my neighbors clap and cheer 'bravo,' and in the morning they are with the rebels," a leading parishioner said, speaking on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals from the government of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi. "People are very, very down, and they are depending entirely on NATO."
"When NATO bombs at night, I hear my neighbors clap and cheer 'bravo,' and in the morning they are with the rebels," a...

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5 Aug 2011

Libya rebels regroup for major offensive on capital

Rebel fighters in western Libya are regrouping for a major offensive and hope to reach Muammar Gadhafi's stronghold, the capital of Tripoli, before the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in late August, a field commander said Thursday.
Rebel fighters in western Libya are regrouping for a major offensive and hope to reach Muammar Gadhafi's stronghold, the...
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4 Aug 2011

Libyan rebels claim Gaddafi son killed

A Libyan rebel spokesman has claimed that a NATO airstrike on the western city of Zlitan has killed Khamis Gaddafi, one of the sons of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi. Mohammed Zawawi, a spokesman for the rebels, said on Friday that Khamis was among 32 people killed in the strike.
A Libyan rebel spokesman has claimed that a NATO airstrike on the western city of Zlitan has killed Khamis Gaddafi, one...

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4 Aug 2011

Libya Allying With Islamists, Qaddafi Son Says

After six months battling a rebellion that his family portrayed as an Islamist conspiracy, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi s son and one-time heir apparent said Wednesday that he was reversing course to forge a behind-the-scenes alliance with radical Islamist elements among the Libyan rebels to drive out their more liberal-minded confederates.
After six months battling a rebellion that his family portrayed as an Islamist conspiracy, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi s son...

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2 Aug 2011

Libya rebels hunt ‘pro-Gaddafi infiltrators’

Opposition leaders say they arrested dozens of armed men loyal to Muammar Gaddafi in their eastern bastion, but have suffered a blow in Libya's west, losing a village at the foot of a key mountain range. At least 63 people suspected of having links to Gaddafi, and of murdering the rebels' military chief, were rounded up by the rebels, following an hours-long battle in the opposition stronghold of Benghazi.
Opposition leaders say they arrested dozens of armed men loyal to Muammar Gaddafi in their eastern bastion, but have...

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1 Aug 2011

Clash in Benghazi Exposes Cracks in Libyan Rebel Ranks –

Rebel fighters challenging the rule of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi waged an eight-hour gunfight here in their de facto capital on Sunday, against what their leaders called a 'fifth column' of Qaddafi loyalists who had posed as a rebel brigade. It was the latest sign of discord and trickery in the rebel ranks to emerge in the four days since the killing of the rebels top military leader, Gen. Abdul Fattah Younes, a former Qaddafi confidant who had defected to their side.
Rebel fighters challenging the rule of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi waged an eight-hour gunfight here in their de facto...

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31 Jul 2011

Libyan rebels confirm Younes arrest warrant

The Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) had issued a warrant for the arrest of its top general, who was killed by gunmen after he had been held and questioned by their investigators regarding "a military matter", the head of the council says.
The Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) had issued a warrant for the arrest of its top general, who was killed by...

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29 Jul 2011

Mystery over Libyan rebel commander’s death

The loyalty of the rebel commander killed was in question. "He was a man who was the interior minister for Gaddafi. He was a personal friend for 40 years and that friendship shone through." - "When I [interviewed] him, he said he changed sides because the Gaddafi he knew was not the Gaddafi that was leading the country any longer."
The loyalty of the rebel commander killed was in question. "He was a man who was the interior minister for Gaddafi....

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28 Jul 2011

Death of Rebel Leader Stirs Fears of Tribal Conflict

The head of the Libyan rebels said Thursday that the leader of the opposition's military forces, Gen. Abdul Fattah Younes, had been assassinated, along with two rebel colonels. But few details were provided about the attack that, if confirmed, would represent a major blow to the effort to topple Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.
The head of the Libyan rebels said Thursday that the leader of the opposition's military forces, Gen. Abdul Fattah...

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28 Jul 2011

Libya opposition arrests senior leader

General Abdel Fatah Younis, the chief of staff of the rebel forces in Libya, has been arrested by the National Transition Council. He is being held at an undisclosed military garrison in Benghazi. The reason behind the former minister of interior's arrest on Thursday has not been made public.
General Abdel Fatah Younis, the chief of staff of the rebel forces in Libya, has been arrested by the National...
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25 Jul 2011

Germany to lend 100m Euros to Libyan rebels

Germany has announced that it will lend 100m to the Libyan opposition to ease a growing humanitarian crisis in rebel-controlled parts of the country. The 88m loan to the national transitional council (NTC) was secured against frozen Libyan government funds. The money comes as the rebels struggle to pay for essentials, a fact that was exacerbated on Sunday when government missiles struck the oil tanks that fuel the besieged city of Misrata's power generators.
Germany has announced that it will lend 100m to the Libyan opposition to ease a growing humanitarian crisis in...

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22 Jul 2011

Gaddafi rules out talks with Libya rebels

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has ruled out talks with the rebels seeking to end his 41-year-rule. "There will be no talks between me and them until Judgment Day," Gaddafi told a crowd of thousands of his supporters in his home city of Sirte on Thursday in a remotely delivered audio message. "They need to talk with the Libyan people ... and they will respond to them."
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has ruled out talks with the rebels seeking to end his 41-year-rule. "There will be no...
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19 Jul 2011

US sends ‘time to go’ message to Gaddafi

US officials have met with representatives of Muammar Gaddafi to deliver a message that the embattled Libyan leader must go, a state department spokesperson said. The rare meeting between US diplomats and Gaddafi envoys on Saturday was held "to deliver a clear and firm message that the only way to move forward is for Gaddafi to step down," the official said on Tuesday.
US officials have met with representatives of Muammar Gaddafi to deliver a message that the embattled Libyan leader must...

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18 Jul 2011

Libyan rebels face mines threat

Recently, a man was killed when he was blown to pieces on the western frontline of Misurata, one of Libya's main rebel-held cities. That's when opposition fighters made the discovery that hundreds of anti-tank mines were dispersed around the area.
Recently, a man was killed when he was blown to pieces on the western frontline of Misurata, one of Libya's main...
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15 Jul 2011

U.S. Recognizes Rebels in Libya

The United States formally recognized the rebel leadership in Libya as the country s legitimate government on Friday. The move, made at an international gathering here to discuss the five-month-old conflict in Libya, ratcheted up the diplomatic pressure on Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi amid a continuing NATO-led bombing campaign to push him from power.
The United States formally recognized the rebel leadership in Libya as the country s legitimate government on Friday....

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14 Jul 2011

Gaddafi’s ‘suicidal plan’ for Tripoli

Hardly reassuring words from the man Russia's put in charge of mediating the conflict in Libya. Mikhail Margelov, the president's special envoy to Africa, said in an interview with the Russian Izvestia newspaper that the regime of Muammar Gaddafi has "a suicidal plan" in place if rebels move to seize Tripoli.
Hardly reassuring words from the man Russia's put in charge of mediating the conflict in Libya. Mikhail Margelov, the...
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14 Jul 2011

Libyan rebels capture demoralised Gaddafi troops

The six barefooted men trooped into the school library, their faces uneasy and downcast. Not so long ago this room, with its Arabic texts and Webster's dictionary, was for studious children. Now it is home to prisoners of war.
The six barefooted men trooped into the school library, their faces uneasy and downcast. Not so long ago this room, with...

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11 Jul 2011

France: No direct talks with Gadhafi government

France denied Monday being in direct talks with Muammar Gadhafi's government, but said it had told the Tripoli government the embattled Libyan leader must relinquish power in order to reach a political solution to the country's crisis.
France denied Monday being in direct talks with Muammar Gadhafi's government, but said it had told the Tripoli...

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11 Jul 2011

Gaddafi regime ‘in talks with France’

Muammar Gaddafi's administration is in talks with the French government, one of the Libyan leader's son has said in an interview. "The truth is that we are negotiating with France and not with the rebels," the Algerian El Khabar newspaper quoted Saif al-Islamas saying from Tripoli, the Libyan capital.
Muammar Gaddafi's administration is in talks with the French government, one of the Libyan leader's son has said in an...

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7 Jul 2011

Libyan Rebels Gain Inches Toward Link To Tripoli

Rebels opposed to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi seized control of this village in the mountains on Wednesday, extending their hold in western Libya and inching toward a supply route to the capital that they hope to sever.
Rebels opposed to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi seized control of this village in the mountains on Wednesday, extending their...

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6 Jul 2011

Libyan rebels launch dual offensive

Libyan rebels have launched an apparently co-ordinated two-pronged offensive against pro-Gaddafi forces, striking from bases in the western mountains south-west of Tripoli and from the besieged city of Misrata, 130 miles to the east.
Libyan rebels have launched an apparently co-ordinated two-pronged offensive against pro-Gaddafi forces, striking from...

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1 Jul 2011

Muammar Gaddafi threatens European ‘homes, offices, families’

A defiant Muammar Gaddafi has threatened to bring war to the "homes, offices, families," of Europe unless Nato stops airstrikes against his regime in Libya. The Libyan leader, facing an international arrest warrant for his brutal response to the rebel uprising, delivered the warning of vengeance in an audio message played to thousands of supporters in Tripoli's Green Square.
A defiant Muammar Gaddafi has threatened to bring war to the "homes, offices, families," of Europe unless Nato stops...

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30 Jun 2011

African concern over Libya arms drops

The head of the African Union has expressed concern over the flow of weapons into Libya after France revealed it had dropped arms into rebel-held areas of the conflict-stricken country earlier this month.
The head of the African Union has expressed concern over the flow of weapons into Libya after France revealed it had...

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29 Jun 2011

France air-dropped arms to rebels

France has air-dropped weapons to rebels fighting Col Muammar Gaddafi's troops in Western Libya, the French military has confirmed. Light arms and ammunition were sent to Berber tribal fighters in the Nafusa mountains in early June, it said.
France has air-dropped weapons to rebels fighting Col Muammar Gaddafi's troops in Western Libya, the French military has...

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27 Jun 2011

ICC issues Gaddafi arrest warrant

The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, his son and his spy chief, citing evidence of crimes against humanity committed against political opponents.
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, his son and his spy...

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26 Jun 2011

NATO denies killing civilians in Libya strike

Loud explosions have been heard in the Libyan capital Tripoli as jets flew over the city, witnesses said. A Reuters correspondent heard four explosions in Tripoli as jets flew overhead on two occasions on Saturday. The blasts appeared to come from the eastern suburb of Tajura.
Loud explosions have been heard in the Libyan capital Tripoli as jets flew over the city, witnesses said. A Reuters...

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24 Jun 2011

Red Cross ship reunites Libyan families

Over 300 people, including 66 detainees released by the Libyan government, have been brought by boat to Benghazi, Libya's eastern rebel stronghold, from Tripoli, the country's capital.
Over 300 people, including 66 detainees released by the Libyan government, have been brought by boat to Benghazi,...
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23 Jun 2011

Turkish rations feeding Gaddafi troops

As Gaddafi forces leave their supplies as they flee, Al Jazeera has discovered military rations which - according to their labels - were manufactured in Turkey. Bread packets some of inside the rations were produced in March, according to their labels - meaning they were shipped to Libya after the fighting began.
As Gaddafi forces leave their supplies as they flee, Al Jazeera has discovered military rations which - according...
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23 Jun 2011

Libya campaign has cost UK £260m

The government has revealed that the cost of the operation in Libya has run to 260m, confirming the figure was higher than had initially been predicted. In a written ministerial statement, the defence secretary, Liam Fox, said costs for the initial operation would be 120m, while the cost of replenishing spent munitions could eventually reach 140m
The government has revealed that the cost of the operation in Libya has run to 260m, confirming the figure was higher...
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22 Jun 2011

Libya deaths trigger rift over NATO campaign

Civilian deaths have raised serious misgivings about the UN-authorised NATO intervention in Libya among the most ardent supporters of the ongoing air campaign. Italy's foreign minister and the outgoing head of the Arab League have each called for a halt to hostilities in the war-torn North African country.
Civilian deaths have raised serious misgivings about the UN-authorised NATO intervention in Libya among the most ardent...

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21 Jun 2011

NATO kills 19 civilians in air strike

The Libyan government has said that 19 civilians were killed in a NATO air strike on the home of one of Muammar Gaddafi's top officials, a day after the Western military alliance admitted an air strike killed civilians in a separate attack.
The Libyan government has said that 19 civilians were killed in a NATO air strike on the home of one of Muammar...

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21 Jun 2011

NATO kills 19 civilians in air strike

The Libyan government has said that 19 civilians were killed in a NATO air strike on the home of one of Muammar Gaddafi's top officials, a day after the Western military alliance admitted an air strike killed civilians in a separate attack.
The Libyan government has said that 19 civilians were killed in a NATO air strike on the home of one of Muammar...

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16 Jun 2011

Gaddafi son offers Libya elections

A son of Muammar Gaddafi has announced that his father is willing to hold elections and step aside if he loses, an offer which could test the unity of the Western alliance trying to force the Libyan leader out.
A son of Muammar Gaddafi has announced that his father is willing to hold elections and step aside if he loses, an offer...
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12 Jun 2011

Fierce fighting erupts in western Libya

Intense fighting has erupted between forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and rebels near the western town of Zintan. Al Jazeera's James Bays, reporting from the frontlines, said Sunday's fighting began as rebels seeking to end Gaddafi's four-decades-long rule launched an offensive to seize a town that lay in between the towns of Zintan and Yafran.
Intense fighting has erupted between forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and rebels near the western town of...

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12 Jun 2011

Libya unrest leaves mental scars

Since the uprising began in Libya in February, hundreds of people have been killed and injured. But it is not just the physical trauma affecting Libyans. As Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley reports from Misurata, the unrest is leaving psychological scars on its younger population.
Since the uprising began in Libya in February, hundreds of people have been killed and injured. But it is not just the...

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11 Jun 2011

Dozens killed in Misurata clashes

Clashes near the Libyan rebel-held city of Misurata have killed 31 people, according to a doctor at Hikma Hospital. The doctor said that Muammar Gaddafi's forces used tanks, artillery and incendiary rockets in the bombardment of a town 30km from Misurata, where at least 61 people were wounded on Friday morning.
Clashes near the Libyan rebel-held city of Misurata have killed 31 people, according to a doctor at Hikma Hospital. The...

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10 Jun 2011

Renewed NATO air strikes rock Tripoli

NATO war planes are continuing to bombard the Libyan capital Tripoli, with large explosions echoing over the city. At least three strikes in the early hours of Friday sent plumes of smoke over Tripoli, and the direction of the strikes suggested that either the compound of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya's embattled leader, or nearby military barracks were shelled.
NATO war planes are continuing to bombard the Libyan capital Tripoli, with large explosions echoing over the city. At...
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7 Jun 2011

NATO Warplanes Pound Tripoli in Daylight Attack

NATO warplanes dropped bombs in repeated low-flying raids Tuesday on targets in and around Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi s compound in their most intense daytime strikes on the Libyan capital since the aerial campaign began two months ago
NATO warplanes dropped bombs in repeated low-flying raids Tuesday on targets in and around Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi s...
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6 Jun 2011

Libyan Rebels Retake Town in West

Following a series of NATO airstrikes, rebel forces retook the western mountain town of Yafran on Monday, breaking a month-long siege by forces loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, news agencies reported.
Following a series of NATO airstrikes, rebel forces retook the western mountain town of Yafran on Monday, breaking a...

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4 Jun 2011

UK Apache helicopters used in Nato attacks

UK Apache attack helicopters have been used over Libya for the first time, Nato has confirmed. They attacked and destroyed two military installations, a radar site and an armed checkpoint near Brega, the Captain of HMS Ocean told the BBC.
UK Apache attack helicopters have been used over Libya for the first time, Nato has confirmed. They attacked and...

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31 May 2011

Italy renews call for Gaddafi to leave

Italy's foreign minister has declared the government of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi "finished", hours after NATO forces reportedly resumed attacks on targets in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.
Italy's foreign minister has declared the government of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi "finished", hours after NATO...
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31 May 2011

Libya says Nato air raids ‘killed 700 civilians’

The Libyan government says Nato air raids have killed more than 700 civilians since bombing began in March. Spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said more than 4,000 people had been wounded, but gave no evidence to confirm his figures.
The Libyan government says Nato air raids have killed more than 700 civilians since bombing began in March. Spokesman...

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31 May 2011

Gaddafi wants truce in Libya, says Zuma, but terms unclear

South Africa's president, Jacob Zuma, said on Monday night that Muammar Gaddafi was ready for a truce but gave no indication whether the Libyan leader was ready to give up power, as rebels and much of the international community are demanding.
South Africa's president, Jacob Zuma, said on Monday night that Muammar Gaddafi was ready for a truce but gave no...
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