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Libyans clash with former regime loyalists, 2 dead

December 25, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

A resident of a city in western Libya say at least two people were killed after gunmen ransacked a home in search of a regime figure once loyal to Moammar Gadhafi. Basem al-Tarhoni says angry residents in Tarhouna retaliated by … read more »

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Image of Libyan who had half his face blown off in rocket attack

December 13, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

A Libyan man who had half his face blown off in a rocket attack is talking again after a series of life-saving operations. Mohamed Z underwent surgery five times at the Martin-Luther Hospital in Berlin, Germany, to reconstruct his lips, … read more »

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Tripoli protesters block jet from taking off

November 27, 2011 by benim

e capital’s airports on Saturday, delaying its takeoff in a protest at the government. Witnesses told Reuters that about a dozen cars drove out on to the tarmac at Tripoli’s Mitiga airport and blocked a Tunisair Airbus 300-20 jet, with … read more »

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Jailed Gaddafi loyalists demand freedom

November 21, 2011 by benim

Tripoli – Inmates accused of bearing arms under the ousted regime of Libya’s slain dictator Muammar Gaddafi have been rotting in jail for weeks with no charges against them, and now they want their freedom. “First of all we want … read more »

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Libya to declare liberation

October 22, 2011 by benim

Tripoli – Libya’s new leaders will declare liberation on Sunday, officials said, a move that will start the clock for elections after months of bloodshed that culminated in the death of long-time dictator Muammar Gaddafi. But the victory has been … read more »

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Libya’s NTC close to total victory

October 19, 2011 by benim

Bani Walid – Revolutionary forces are celebrating the capture of one Muammar Gaddafi’s stronghold and are closing in on the last holdouts in the fugitive leader’s hometown of Sirte, putting total victory in their eight-month uprising just a few city … read more »

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Libyan forces seize most of Bani Walid

October 18, 2011 by benim

Tripoli – Libyan revolutionary forces have captured almost all of Bani Walid, one of Muammar Gaddafi’s last remaining strongholds, but still face pockets of resistance as they try to end a weeks-long standoff, officials say. Fierce resistance in Bani Walid … read more »

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Don’t shelter Libya fugitives, UK says

October 18, 2011 by benim

Tripoli – British Foreign Secretary William Hague warned Libya’s neighbours on Monday not to shelter Muammar Gaddafi or members of his entourage who have been indicted by the International Criminal Court. “We’ve been very active in reminding other countries in … read more »

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Fierce fighting in Libya’s Bani Walid

October 17, 2011 by benim

Sirte – Fighters of Libya’s new regime have forced their way into the desert oasis of Bani Walid, one of the last holdouts of Muammar Gaddafi diehards, but encountered heavy resistance. The intensified fighting in the desert town some 170km … read more »

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Gaddafi ‘hiding in southern desert’

October 11, 2011 by benim

Tripoli – An official on Libya’s governing council says he believes Muammar Gaddafi is hiding in the south-western desert near the borders with Niger and Algeria, but denied allegations that the Tuareg minority ethnic group is protecting the fugitive leader. … read more »

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Anti-Gaddafi fighters make gains in Sirte

October 10, 2011 by benim

Sirte – Libya’s revolutionary forces have seized a convention centre that had served as a key base for fighters loyal to Muammar Gaddafi in the fugitive leader’s hometown, as they squeezed remaining regime loyalists in the besieged coastal city. The … read more »

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Rise up against NTC, Gaddafi urges

October 7, 2011 by benim

Tripoli – Muammar Gaddafi has called on Libyans to take to the streets and wage a campaign of civil disobedience against the country’s new leaders — the first word from the fugitive leader in just over two weeks. In comments … read more »

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Libya NTC plan “final” attack on Gaddafi hometown

October 5, 2011 by benim

Libyan interim government forces have pledged to mount a final decisive attack on Muammar Gaddafi’s hometown and one of his former lieutenants says he believes the deposed leader is ready to fight to the end. “I think Gaddafi … has … read more »

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Libya’s NTC names new Cabinet

October 4, 2011 by benim

Benghazi – Libya’s transitional leaders have named a new Cabinet and have vowed to step down after the country is secured, a move designed to show the North African nation is moving on even though fighting persists and Muammar Gaddafi … read more »

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Libyan fighters ‘capture’ Sirte airport

September 29, 2011 by benim

Forces loyal to Libya’s interim government say they have captured the airport in Sirte, the birthplace of the former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Fighters belonging to National Transitional Council said on Wednesday they were in control of the airport after … read more »

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Libyan official delivers $16m to Sabha

September 28, 2011 by benim

Sabha – Libya’s transitional government delivered 20 million dinars ($16m) Tuesday to this remote southern city beset by fighters loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, hoping to bolster support for revolutionary forces. On the other side, Gaddafi’s son was seen in a … read more »

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Libya back to world community at UN

September 25, 2011 by benim

New York – Libya’s de facto Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril told the United Nations on Saturday his country has been reborn after toppling Muammar Gaddafi and appealed for the release of remaining frozen Libyan assets. “A new Libya is coming … read more »

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Libya Rebel attacked Gaddafi’s hometown

September 25, 2011 by benim

Sirte – Fighters for Libya’s interim rulers entered Muammar Gaddafi’s hometown Sirte on Saturday in a surprise assault that Nato said it backed to halt brutal acts by followers of the ousted regime. National Transitional Council (NTC) chief Mustafa Abdel … read more »

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Gaddafi in high spirits – daughter

September 24, 2011 by benim

Cairo – The daughter of fugitive former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said on Saturday that her father was alive and well. “My father is in high spirits and he is fighting alongside the revolutionary forces,” his daughter Aisha said in … read more »

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Libya: Rebel faces credibility test at Gaddafi strongholds

September 23, 2011 by benim

Libya’s new government said it had tightened its grip on oasis towns which sided with Muammar Gaddafi, but faced a tough fight to take two remaining strongholds loyal to the ousted leader and bolster its credibility. Forces of the National … read more »

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Gaddafi bastion Sabha falling: NTC forces

September 21, 2011 by benim

Tripoli – One of the last three main bastions of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya has been largely taken over by forces of the provisional government a month after he was toppled, an official said on Wednesday. Sabha – deep in … read more »

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Libya rebels take airport near pro-Gaddafi city

September 20, 2011 by benim

Tripoli – Facing little resistance, revolutionary fighters captured the airport and other parts of a southern desert city that is one of the last remaining strongholds of Muammar Gaddafi’s forces, even as military offensives stalled to the north. The capture … read more »

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Post-war Tripoli port back in business

September 19, 2011 by benim

Tripoli – Tripoli’s port is back to near-normal business less than a month after the ousting of Muammar Gaddafi, authorities said on Sunday, with the Libyan capital’s international airport also ready to operate flights. As cranes lifted containers and sacks … read more »

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Civilians join Gaddafi fighters in Sirte

September 18, 2011 by benim

Sirte – Libyan fighters battled street by street for control of Muammar’s Gaddafi’s hometown of Sirte for the third day on Saturday, taking sniper, assault rifle and rocket fire from his loyalists perched on the city’s rooftops. Orange flashes of … read more »

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Gaddafi loyalists stall assaults on last bastions

September 17, 2011 by benim

Diehard loyalists of Muammar Gaddafi unleashed barrages of rockets and mortars to beat back an assault by interim government forces on one of their last bastions in Libya’s desert and also held off an advance into his home town. Forced … read more »

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Turkey’s PM to visit Libya

September 16, 2011 by benim

Turkey’s prime minister heads to Libya on Friday, a day after the French and British leaders won a hero’s welcome there for helping to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi and in the midst of a fierce battle over Gaddafi’s home town. Tayyip … read more »

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Gaddafi bastion residents plead for an attack

September 15, 2011 by benim

Worn out after weeks without proper food and water, refugees gushing out of one of Muammar Gaddafi’s last strongholds implored fighters backing Libya’s new rulers to hurry up and rescue their families trapped inside the beleaguered town. One of the … read more »

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UK’s Cameron arrives in Libya

September 15, 2011 by benim

London – British Prime Minister David Cameron has arrived on a visit to Libya where he and French President Nicolas Sarkozy will meet the country’s new leaders, a spokesperson for Cameron said on Thursday. Cameron was expected to announce a … read more »

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UK, French leaders to visit Libya; peace still far off

September 15, 2011 by benim

The French and British leaders will visit Libya on Thursday to congratulate the new rulers they helped install, but families fleeing besieged bastions of ousted strongman Muammar Gaddafi are a reminder that peace is still far off. The visit will … read more »

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Libya’s new ‘leader’ says Sharia law will be used as basis to guide country after fall of Gaddafi regime

September 13, 2011 by benim

Libya’s interim leader has said Sharia law will be used as the basis for new legislation as the country removes all traces of the Gaddafi regime. Mustafa Abdel Jalil, making his first public speech in Tripoli in front of 10,000 … read more »

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