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NATO commander warns against attacks on civilians

March 31, 2011 by benim

BRUSSELS – The new commander of international military operations in Libya warned Thursday that anyone attacking civilians would be “ill-advised” to continue, and said he would look into a report by a Vatican envoy that air strikes had killed 40 … read more »

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Gadhafi’s forces adapt to airstrikes, pound rebels

March 31, 2011 by benim

Moammar Gadhafi’s ground forces recaptured a strategic oil town Wednesday and moved within striking distance of another major eastern city, nearly reversing the gains rebels made since international airstrikes began. Rebels pleaded for more help, while a U.S. official said … read more »

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Obama confident Kadhafi will step down

March 30, 2011 by benim

US President Barack Obama said he was confident that Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi would “ultimately” step down and warned he had not ruled out supplying arms to rebels seeking to oust him. Obama said the “noose is tightening” around the … read more »

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Intelligence on Libya rebels shows “flickers” of Qaeda

March 30, 2011 by benim

Intelligence on the rebels battling Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi has shown “flickers” of al Qaeda or Hezbollah presence, NATO’s operations commander said, but U.S. officials said there were no indications militant groups are playing a significant role in Libya. “We are … read more »

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Gaddafi must face a war crime trial not exile, insists Britian PM

March 29, 2011 by benim

David Cameron will tell world leaders they must put Colonel Gaddafi on trial and back Libyan rebels at a crisis conference in London today. The Prime Minister will reject a plan by Italy and Germany to let the tyrant go … read more »

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Post-Kadhafi Libya in view at London meeting

March 29, 2011 by benim

International powers meet in London on Tuesday to map out a post-Kadhafi future for Libya with France and Britain urging the rebels to lead a push for democracy. More than 35 countries, including seven Arab states, gather as rebel gains … read more »

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Obama on Libya: ‘We have a responsibility to act’

March 29, 2011 by benim

WASHINGTON – Vigorously defending American attacks in Libya, President Barack Obama declared Monday night that the United States intervened to prevent a slaughter of civilians that would have stained the world’s conscience and “been a betrayal of who we are” … read more »

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Gaddafi looks to ‘friends’ in West – report

March 26, 2011 by benim

Cairo/Tripoli – Muammar Gaddafi is in talks with Western “friends” to find a “dignified solution” to the conflict that is gripping Libya, the newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat reported on Saturday. The regional daily quoted official sources as saying the Libyan leader … read more »

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Gaddafi son toured US before uprising

March 26, 2011 by benim

Washington – A son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi toured US ports and military facilities just weeks before he helped lead deadly attacks on rebels protesting his father’s authoritarian regime. Khamis Gaddafi, 27, spent four weeks in the US as … read more »

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