BANI WALID, Libya, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Fighters with Libya’s interim government have captured the town of Bani Walid, firing their guns into the air and hoisting the country’s new flag over the centre of one of the final bastions of Muammar Gaddafi’s loyalists. Where is Gad[...]
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October 14th, 2011 - 2:59 pm § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Libyan version of the 99% rage
By Tim Gaynor SIRTE, Libya Oct 13 (Reuters) – When Libyan government fighters seized the vacant home of Muammar Gaddafi’s daughter, Aisha, the wealth and opulence they found sent some of them into a rage. One fighter walked through the door and sprayed the interior with bullets from his [...]
September 29th, 2011 - 11:53 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Interpol seeks arrest of Gaddafi son in Niger
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September 26th, 2011 - 12:47 pm § in Politics
BREAKING NEWS: Gaddafi’s last stand?
By Peter Parker … Reuters NORTH OF BANI WALID, Libya, Sept 25 (Reuters) – The hilltop desert badlands of Bani Walid could be where Muammar Gaddafi’s supporters make their final stand. They could hardly have picked a better place. With its severe geography exposing any attacker to[...]
September 18th, 2011 - 5:18 pm § in Politics
BREAKING NEWS: Libya
BANI WALID/SIRTE, Libya, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Libyan interim government forces fled in chaos on Sunday from Bani Walid and pulled back from Sirte after yet more failed attempts to storm Muammar Gaddafi’s final bastions and take control of the entire country. Sunday’s failed attempt [...]
September 17th, 2011 - 7:50 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Libyan End Game
We’re not retreating for long, say anti-Gaddafi fighters They have been forced to retreat, but they say it won’t be for long. Anti-Gaddafi forces in Libya have met tough resistance from gunmen loyal to the ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi in two of…[...]
September 16th, 2011 - 7:55 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Libya pumps oil, vets Africans
MOSCOW/MILAN, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Italy’s Eni will press on with an agreement to sell half its stake in Libyan oilfield Elephant to Russian energy giant Gazprom , as Moscow seeks to regain its footing in strife-torn Libya. TRIPOLI, Sept 16 (Reuters) – It remains too early to assess[...]
September 11th, 2011 - 8:42 pm § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS:Saadi Gaddafi, had turned up in Niger
Libya holdout towns in focus, Gaddafi son flees Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:36am GMT Reuters By Maria Golovnina and William Maclean NORTH OF BANI WALID/TRIPOLI, Libya, Sept 12 (Reuters) – – Libya’s new rulers said they were holding back an assault on one of the last bastions loyal to Muamma[...]
September 11th, 2011 - 6:02 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Libya
Latest developments in the Libyan conflict Sun Sep 11, 2011 11:41am GMT Reuters Sept 11 (Reuters) – Following are the latest political and military developments in the Libyan crisis. * Fighters of Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC) said they would resume their attack on the dese[...]
September 10th, 2011 - 8:25 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Last redoubt in Libya
Pro-Gaddafi forces are mounting a fierce defence of Bani Walid, one of the four towns that remain loyal to the colonel. Libyan fighters say the town contains more loyalists than expected and National Transitional Council troops pulled back to avoid casualties.[...]