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Libyan Rebels: We're Being Armed

Qatar likely sending weapons; trainers likely on the ground

(Newser) - Libyan rebels are getting a little help from abroad in their quest to drive out Moammar Gadhafi, reports the New York Times, with Gen. Abdel Fattah Younes yesterday confirming that his troops had received weapons from nations he wouldn't name. Qatar's emir said Thursday his nation would send...

US Shops for Country to Take Moammar Gadhafi in
 No Country for This Old Man? 
Apr 17, 2011 7:04 AM CDT

No Country for This Old Man?

US and African Union looking for a country to take in Gadhafi

(Newser) - No one knows who could replace Moammar Gadhafi, but that isn't stopping the Obama administration from looking for a new home for him, reports the New York Times . Gadhafi has had good ties with many African countries, including Chad, Mali, and Zimbabwe, and there have been a few pro-Gadhafi...

NATO Jets Running Out of Bombs in Libya

Which might mean US fighter pilots get called back to action

(Newser) - NATO apparently figured Moammar Gadhafi would fold quickly: Its fighter jets are running low on laser-guided bombs, a development that could make it harder for US pilots to stay on the sidelines, reports the Washington Post . The twist: The US has plenty of such bombs, but they don't fit...

Libya Rebels Advance to Brega
 Libya Rebels Advance to Brega 
Apr 16, 2011 5:29 AM CDT

Libya Rebels Advance to Brega

Leader says key oil town within reach

(Newser) - An officer with Libya's rebels says after four days of holding back, his forces have advanced to the strategic oil town of Brega. Col. Hamid Hassy said today that following scattered clashes with government forces, the rebels were now near the massive oil facilities—and have with them engineers...

Gadhafi Uses Cluster Bombs in Civilian Areas

Human Rights Watch demands halt; government denies it

(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi's forces are firing cluster bombs into residential areas in their bid to overtake Misrata, the last major city held by rebels in western Libya, the New York Times reports. Cluster bombs are banned in much of the world because they wreak widespread damage and are by their...

Detained Journalists Spotted in Tripoli

18 reporters remain missing in Libya fighting

(Newser) - There are now five Western journalists missing amid fighting in Libya—though Western sources recently spotted three of them, including American freelancer Clare Morgana Gillis , in a Tripoli government detention camp, the Washington Post reports. “We’re hoping they’re released soon, but there hasn’t been an update...

Allies to NATO: No Leaving Libya Until Gadhafi Is Out

Ministers meet in Berlin as Obama links military effort to ouster

(Newser) - NATO’s mission in Libya must continue as long as Moammar Gadhafi holds power, President Obama and the leaders of France and Britain say. “So long as Gadhafi is in power, NATO must maintain its operations so that civilians remain protected and the pressure on the regime builds,”...

Allies to Hand Gadhafi's Assets to Rebels

Rebels also say countries will sell them weapons

(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi’s frozen assets will be lining the pockets of his rebel enemies, under an agreement struck yesterday by NATO, Arab, and African officials at a closed door meeting in Qatar, the New York Times reports. The agreement comes even as divisions arose about how far to take their...

US Planes Still Bombing Libya
 US Planes Still Bombing Libya 
Apr 14, 2011 4:36 AM CDT

US Planes Still Bombing Libya

Warplanes enforcing no-fly zone, Pentagon says

(Newser) - American warplanes have attacked sites in Libya three times since the US said it was ending its air combat role in Libya earlier this month, the Pentagon has confirmed. Defense officials say the American attacks on surface-to-air missiles sites do not contradict administration claims to have shifted US involvement to...

How Rebels Hijacked Gadhafi's Phone Network

System allows for critical battlefield communications

(Newser) - Until a week and a half ago, rebel forces in Libya were waving flags at each other to communicate on the battlefield, because Moammar Gadhafi had cut off their telephone and Internet service. But now that’s all changed thanks to a plan a Libyan-American telecom executive drew up on...

France: NATO Not Doing Enough in Libya

But NATO insists it's doing just fine, thanks

(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi’s forces let loose a hail of rockets and shells on Ajdabiya and Misrata today, prompting calls from France for NATO to step up its game in Libya. French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé said NATO’s actions were “not enough,” and that it needed to target...

Iman al-Obeidi Tells Her Story
 Iman al-Obeidi Tells Her Story 
Apr 12, 2011 7:30 AM CDT

Iman al-Obeidi Tells Her Story

Libyan woman recalls capture, brutal rapes, escape

(Newser) - Iman al-Obeidi hasn't left her house in three days. All she wants is to go to her family's home in east Libya, but she says Moammar Gadhafi's family won't let her travel. "I want my freedom," she tells NPR . More than two weeks after al-Obeidi burst into a...

Libya Fighting Rages Despite 'Peace Plan'

Rebels not sure they want to accept African Union's deal

(Newser) - You know that African Union peace plan Moammar Gadhafi agreed to? Well it doesn’t seem to have changed a thing on the ground. Gadhafi’s forces continued their assault against Ajdabiya and launched shells at Misrata, while NATO went right on launching airstrikes, the New York Times reports. “...

Gadhafi Accepts Peace Plan
 Gadhafi Accepts Peace Plan 
Apr 11, 2011 1:20 AM CDT

Gadhafi Accepts Peace Plan

African Union bosses meet today with rebel forces

(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi has accepted a peace plan forged by African Union leaders. The proposal involves an immediate ceasefire and launching a dialogue between the Libyan government and rebel forces. There was no mention of a withdrawal of Gadhafi security forces from cities, as the rebels have demanded. "The brother...

NATO Pushes Gadhafi's Forces Out of Ajdabiya

Airstrikes destroy 25 government tanks in strategic towns

(Newser) - NATO helped to push Moammar Gadhafi’s forces back from the strategic town of Ajdabiya today, with airstrikes hitting killing at least 15 government soldiers. NATO said it destroyed 25 government tanks today, 11 near Ajdabiya and 14 near Misrata, the only rebel-held city in western Libya. Before the airstrikes,...

Snipers Targeting Kids in Misrata: UNICEF

Civilians being killed in besieged Libyan city

(Newser) - Snipers are gunning down children and other civilians in the Libyan city of Misrata, which is held by rebels but under siege from Moammar Gadhafi’s forces, UNICEF said today. “What we have are reliable and consistent reports of children being among the people targeted,” a spokesman for...

NATO Won't Apologize for Bombing Rebel Tanks

Four killed in airstrike yesterday

(Newser) - A NATO airstrike hit a rebel tank convoy yesterday, killing at least four people and, according to one driver in the convoy, damaging or destroying eight tanks. Gen. Abdul Fattah Younes demanded an apology, telling the New York Times that his forces gave NATO plenty of advance warning that their...

4 More Journalists Captured in Libya

Sources say they will be released in Tripoli

(Newser) - Four more journalists have been taken into custody in Libya, including a GlobalPost contributor and an Atlantic freelancer. Forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi took James Foley, Clare Morgana Gillis, and photographers Manu Brabo of Spain and Anton Hammerl of South Africa prisoner Tuesday afternoon on the outskirts of Brega, according...

GOP Lawyer Writes Articles of Impeachment for Obama

Reagan hand Bruce Fein thinks Libya Invasion 'mocked the rule of law'

(Newser) - A Reagan-era Justice Department official has drafted an article of impeachment for President Obama, arguing that by intervening in Libya without congressional approval, he crossed a legal line. “Barack Hussein Obama has mocked the rule of law, endangered the very existence of the Republic and the liberties of the...

Gadhafi Thwarting NATO Strikes With Human Shields

NATO says that's why air support has seemed lacking

(Newser) - Libyan rebels have been complaining in recent days about the decline in air support from NATO, but there’s a good reason for it, American and European diplomats tell the Washington Post : Moammar Gadhafi’s forces have positioned themselves in densely populated areas, and NATO doesn’t want to risk...

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