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Mar 21, 2011 12:25 AM CDT

Gadhafi Compound Bombed

Strike disabled key command center, say allies

(Newser) - A direct missile strike on Moammar Gadhafi's compound in Tripoli has destroyed a building that functioned as a military command center, allied officials have announced. Gadhafi himself and his home were not targeted, according to authorities. The building was completely demolished, but no casualties were immediately reported. The strike "...

Gadhafi Vows 'Long War'

Mar 20, 2011 12:48 PM CDT

Gadhafi Vows 'Long War'

And warns that 'oil will not be left' to US, France, Britain

(Newser) - Yesterday, Moammar Gadhafi told President Obama "I would still love you" even if there was a war between Libya and America. Today, he told allied forces to buckle up. In a telephone call to state television, Gadhafi reportedly spoke of a "long war," saying, "We will...

Libya Intervention: Admiral Mike Mullen Says Strikes Having 'Significant Effect'

Mullen: Libya No-Fly Zone Is Up

UPDATED

Mar 20, 2011 10:48 AM CDT

Mullen: Libya No-Fly Zone Is Up

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs stresses limited nature of mission

(Newser) - The US airstrikes launched yesterday against Libya are already having a "significant effect" on Moammar Gadhafi's military, Adm. Mike Mullen said in an interview today. Gadhafi has been unable to "fly the last couple of days," he said, “So I’d say the no-fly zone which...

Why Are France, UK
Leading War in Libya?

OPINION

Mar 20, 2011 6:58 AM CDT

Why Are France, UK Leading War in Libya?

Not national interest, the real reason is about credibility

(Newser) - How did Libya, a desert nation of 6.5 million people and less than 2% of the world's oil reserves, become a French and British war? Michael Elliot in Time checks off a bunch of wrong answers first: No, the outcome in Libya is not a vital national interest of...

Gadhafi Letter
to Obama:
'I Would Still
Love You'

Mar 19, 2011 9:23 PM CDT

Gadhafi Letter to Obama: 'I Would Still Love You'

AP releases excerpts of Gadhafi's letters to president, other leaders

(Newser) - As reported earlier today, Moammar Gadhafi sent a letter to Barack Obama, and another to Nicolas Sarkozy, David Cameron, and UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon. AP has excerpts, and they're what you'd expect—and yet somehow, still surprisingly bizarre:

Addressed to Obama (or, in Gadhafi's words, "our son, the honorable

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Libya Condemns
'Barbaric Aggression'

Mar 19, 2011 6:11 PM CDT

Libya Condemns 'Barbaric Aggression'

Russia complains UN's resolution was 'hastily adopted'

(Newser) - Libya has quickly condemned the attacks by the US and other nations as a "barbaric aggression" that has wounded a "large number of civilians" and caused heavy damage, reports the Times of India . "The pretext that this aggression is designed to protect civilians is contradicted by what...

French Fighter Jet Destroys Libyan Military Vehicle Near Benghazi

US Fires Its
First Shots
Against Gadhafi

UPDATED

Mar 19, 2011 4:54 PM CDT

US Fires Its First Shots Against Gadhafi

US launches missiles; French jet takes out tank

(Newser) - The US has joined the fight in Libya: American ships (and one British submarine) fired more than 110 Tomahawk missiles at 20 radar and communication sites inside the country, reports ABC . It's the first phase of what's being called Operation Odyssey Dawn, with the current focus on taking out Moammar...

French Fighter Jets
Start Patrols Over Libya

Mar 19, 2011 10:17 AM CDT

French Fighter Jets Start Patrols Over Libya

Move comes after Ghadafi again defies UN

(Newser) - French military jets have begun patrols over the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, the first tangible sign of the promised no-fly zone, reports the BBC . French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced the move after an international summit in Paris. Earlier, Moammar Gadhafi reversed himself and said he wouldn't abide by the UN...

Clinton Drove
Obama Shift on Libya

ANALYSIS

Mar 19, 2011 8:52 AM CDT

Clinton Drove Obama Shift on Libya

Secretary of State secured Arab buy-in, convinced prez to act

(Newser) - President Obama came late to the decision to authorize military force against Libya , but he did so based on the counsel and efforts of Hillary Clinton, reports the New York Times . The secretary of state was herself against intervention until she secured buy-in from Arab nations; she then joined a...

Calling UN Action 'Invalid,'
Gadhafi Hits Rebels

Mar 19, 2011 5:52 AM CDT

Calling UN Action 'Invalid,' Gadhafi Hits Rebels

Says 'Libya is for Libyans

(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi says the UN resolution authorizing international military intervention in Libya is "invalid." The Libyan leader says he sent a message to President Barack Obama defending his decision to attack rebel cities: "If you found them taking over American cities by the force of arms, tell...

Obama
Gives Blunt
Warning
to Gadhafi

Mar 18, 2011 2:23 PM CDT

Obama Gives Blunt Warning to Gadhafi

Cease attacks immediately or face military action, he says

(Newser) - President Obama warned Moammar Gadhafi today if he doesn't immediately pull back his troops from major cities and cease attacks on protesters, the world community will make good on its promise of military action, reports CNN . He emphasized that the US would not act alone and that no American ground...

UN's Libya Decision
Carries Huge Risks

OPINION

Mar 18, 2011 1:58 PM CDT

UN's Libya Decision Carries Huge Risks

Let's just hope Gadhafi crumbles quickly: Marc Lynch

(Newser) - Marc Lynch hopes "fervently" that the UN's decision on Libya causes Moammar Gadhafi's regime to fall quickly. It could "reverse the flagging fortunes of the Arab uprisings" and put both the US and international community on the right side of the protest movement, he writes in Foreign Policy...

Libya Declares Cease-Fire

Mar 18, 2011 7:58 AM CDT

Libya Declares Cease-Fire

Foreign minister says country will abide by UN resolution

(Newser) - So much for shooting down passenger jets : Libya is imposing an immediate cease-fire, the country's foreign minister tells reporters. Moussa Koussa says Libya will abide by the UN Security Council's recent resolution and will halt military operations against rebels, USA Today reports. Though Koussa was not a fan of the...

Gadhafi: We'll
Shoot Down
Passenger Jets

Mar 18, 2011 3:00 AM CDT

Gadhafi: We'll Shoot Down Passenger Jets

Meanwhile, son says 'New York Times' journalists will be released

(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi is not taking the UN resolution authorizing military attacks against him well. Last night, his defense ministry warned that Libya might retaliate against "any foreign military act" by attacking "all air and maritime traffic in the Mediterranean Sea" as well as "civilian and military" facilities,...

Gadhafi Cancels
Benghazi Offensive

Mar 18, 2011 2:45 AM CDT

Gadhafi Cancels Benghazi Offensive

Rebels cheer UN no-fly zone

(Newser) - As Libyan rebels cheered the United Nations' last-minute approval of a no-fly zone , Moammar Gadhafi's forces decided the promised offensive against Benghazi was off. "We will chase the traitors from Benghazi,” the dictator had told his troops earlier. “Destroy their fortifications. Show them no mercy." Gadhafi's...

UN Approves Libya
No-Fly Zone, Military Action

Mar 17, 2011 5:41 PM CDT

UN Approves Libya No-Fly Zone, Military Action

Vote is 10-0, with five abstentions

(Newser) - The UN Security Council has approved a resolution to impose a no-fly zone over Libya and authorize "all necessary measures" to protect civilians from attacks by Moammar Gadhafi's forces. The vote today was 10-0 with five abstentions, including Russia and China. It needed nine votes to pass, and no...

Let Libya's Neighbors Step Up

OPINION

Mar 17, 2011 12:49 PM CDT

Let Libya's Neighbors Step Up

If they want a no-fly zone, let them do it: Leslie Gelb

(Newser) - The Arab League wants a no-fly zone over Libya, as does France and Britain. Great, writes Leslie Gelb at the Daily Beast . Go right ahead and put one up. Instead, these "strategic moralists" are waiting for the UN to act, knowing full well that Russia and China will veto...

US Ready
to Back
Airstrikes
on Libya

Mar 17, 2011 7:46 AM CDT

US Ready to Back Airstrikes on Libya

Fears no-fly zone is too late, backs broader resolution

(Newser) - With a siege in Benghazi looking like a distinct possibility, the White House is suddenly looking to use some muscle in Libya. After weeks of discussion, the administration has concluded that a no-fly zone would likely be “too little, too late” to save the rebels, the New York Times...

Libya Rebels:
Massacre Will
Be on World's
Conscience

Mar 17, 2011 1:21 AM CDT

Libya Rebels: Massacre Will Be on World's Conscience

Red Cross flees Benghazi as Gadhafi attack looms

(Newser) - As Moammar Gadhafi's forces make their way toward Libyan rebel stronghold Benghazi , the situation in the city is getting tenser by the moment, reports the BBC . A spokesman for the rebels' council says there will be a "massacre" if the international community fails to intervene. Gadhafi will "kill...

Four NYT Journalists
Missing in Libya

Mar 16, 2011 2:56 PM CDT

Four NYT Journalists Missing in Libya

Reporters were in Ajdabiya as it was overrun

(Newser) - Four New York Times staffers are missing in Libya, the newspaper says . They were in the Ajdabiya as it was overrun by government forces yesterday, and the paper has gotten unsubstantiated reports they were taken by government forces. “We have talked with officials of the Libyan government in Tripoli,...