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Dozens of bodies being found in Sirte

October 30, 2011 by benim

Sirte – Volunteers are still finding dozens of bodies in Muammar Gaddafi’s hometown of Sirte that fell on October 20, including of Libyan civilians killed in a suspected Nato air strike. Twenty-six unmarked makeshift graves covered by breeze-blocks were discovered … read more »

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Footage shows Gaddafi son is alive

August 10, 2011 by benim

Berlin – Libyan state television showed on Tuesday what it said was footage of Muammar Gaddafi’s son Khamis, who rebels said last week had been killed, visiting Libyans wounded in an air attack east of Tripoli. The Libyan government has … read more »

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Gaddafi Denies Youngest Son ‘Killed By Nato’

August 5, 2011 by benim

The Libyan government has quashed reports that Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s youngest son has been killed by Nato strikes. Rebel forces revealed earlier that the Libyan leader’s son Khamis was among more than 30 people who died following an air strike … read more »

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Libya Gaddafi ‘loses second son’

August 5, 2011 by benim

Colonel Gaddafi’s son Khamis has reportedly been killed overnight in an airstrike by Nato forces. A rebel spokesman said today that an air attack had killed 32 people including Khamis Gaddafi, who serves as one of the main commanders of … read more »

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UN-AU mission probes new Sudan air strikes

May 18, 2011 by benim

UNITED NATIONS – U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky says the joint United Nations-African Union mission in Sudan’s Darfur region is investigating a fresh round of air strikes there. The international peacekeeping mission reported Wednesday that Sudan’s army carried out another round … read more »

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2 govt buildings on fire in Tripoli

May 17, 2011 by benim

Tripoli – A security services building and the headquarters of Libya’s anti-corruption agency were on fire in the capital Tripoli early on Tuesday after apparently being hit by Nato air strikes. The two buildings on Al-Jumhuriya Avenue are close to … read more »

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Libya Confirms Muammar Gaddafi’s Son Saif killed in Nato strike

April 30, 2011 by benim

Saif al Arab Gaddafi is reported to have been killed in the blast along with three of the colonel’s grandchildren Colonel Gaddafi last night survived a Nato missile strike that killed his youngest son. The Libyan government said Saif Al-Arab … read more »

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At least 4 injured in NATO airstrikes on Tripoli

April 28, 2011 by benim

At least four people were injured in NATO airstrikes on Libyan capital Tripoli early Thursday morning, which had struck a military target in the eastern part of the city, a Xinhua reporter said. At least four people were pulled out … read more »

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Fresh air raids in Tripoli

April 23, 2011 by benim

Tripoli – Nato forces carried out fresh air raids early on Saturday on Tripoli, where several blasts were heard after many warplanes flew over the Libyan capital, AFP journalists said. Anti-aircraft fire rang out as ambulance sirens wailed. Al-Libya television … read more »

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Airstrike hits Libyan military convoy near Brega

April 5, 2011 by benim

BREGA, Libya – An airstrike hit a convoy of Libyan military vehicles moving toward rebel lines outside the eastern oil port of Brega on Tuesday, rebels said as they regrouped outside the city. The regime, meanwhile, insisted Moammar Gadhafi won’t … read more »

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Powerful blasts rock Libyan capital Tripoli

March 29, 2011 by benim

A series of powerful explosions rocked Tripoli Tuesday and state television said several targets in the Libyan capital had come under attack from “crusader aggressors.” Reuters reporters heard at least three explosions from their location in central Tripoli at around … read more »

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Libyan rebels retake key oil town

March 27, 2011 by benim

BREGA, Libya – Libyan rebels have taken a key oil town in their continuing push westards towards the capital Tripoli, backed by international air strikes. After being stymied for weeks by the heavy weapons of Moammar Gadhafi’s army, rebels captured … read more »

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Western air strike hit Libya naval facility

March 23, 2011 by benim

Western missiles launched overnight destroyed Soviet-made missile carriers at a Libyan navy facility in Tripoli, leaving smouldering rubble and twisted metal, Libyan officials said on Tuesday. A Reuters reporter taken to the facility by Libyan officials said the missiles appeared … read more »

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