Thursday, February 24, 2011

Civil War Rages In Libya -- News Updates February 24, 2011



Exodus Tripoli: Libyan Rebels Seize Control Of Third Major City As Thousands Of Foreigners Battle To Flee 'Hell' -- The Daily Mail

* Rebels take Misrata, heavy fighting in Al-Zawiya 40 miles east of Tripoli
* Doctor says 2,000 killed in Benghazi
* Evacuee says Tripoli airport is 'manic... a zoo'
* Gaddafi offering bribes to betray pro-democracy 'rats'
* His cousin becomes latest minister to defect

Colonel Gaddafi has ordered a mass clean-up operation as he tries to get rid of all evidence of crimes against humanity, it emerged today.

The news came as confirmation filtered through that Mistrata was under rebel control, while heavy fighting was reported in the town of Al-Zawiya, less than 40 miles west of Tripoli.

As opposition forces approached the Libyan capital, lorries and armoured cars have been seen picking up dead bodies lying in the street and inside burned-out buildings.

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More News On Libya's Civil War

Battles rage as rebels seize Libyan towns -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Gadhafi forces strike back at Libya rebels -- Yahoo News/AP
Kadhafi digs in as Arab states brace for new protests -- Yahoo News/AFP

Gaddafi struggles to keep control -- Al Jazeera
Fighting in Libya spreads west -- BBC
Libyan opposition reportedly seizes key western city -- L.A. Times
Qaddafi forces attack mosque sheltering Libyan protesters -- Christina Science Monitor
Qaddafi Massing Forces in Tripoli as Rebellion Spreads -- New York Times
Libyan Death Toll Mounts as Protests Continue in Region -- Voice of America
LIBYA: Protesters battling government forces press toward Tripoli -- L.A. Times
Big Libya oil terminals in rebel hands - residents -- Reuters
Libya protests: Gaddafi embattled by opposition gains -- BBC
In Libya, Mass Evacuation of Foreigners Continues -- Voice of America
Egyptians Fleeing Libya Tell of Qaddafi's `Bloodbath' at Border Crossing -- Bloomberg

Gaddafi: Barakeh Obama is friend -- YNet News
Gadhafi blames Osama bin Laden for savage clashes across Libya -- Globe And Mail
Libya's Leader Blames al-Qaida for Protests -- Voice of America

Gadhafi says he's only a 'symbolic leader,' blames unrest on al-Qaeda -- USA Today
Gaddafi blames Osama bin Laden for unrest in Libya -- Jerusalem Post
Gaddafi blames al-Qa'ida for bloodshed -- The Independent
Gadhafi Blames al-Qaida, Compares Himself to Queen Elizabeth -- AolNews.com
Gadhafi to address nation about town seeing deadly clashes -- CNN
Gaddafi's son denies crackdown; loyalists reportedly continue attacks -- Washington Post
Gaddafi daughter denies fleeing -- Al Jazeera
Malta turns away plane amid claims Gaddafi daughter aboard -- The Guardian
Gadhafi May Flee Libya -- Barron's

Obama faces pressure to intervene in Libya
-- Reuters
Obama Threatens Gaddafi with "Accountability" -- Time Magazine
Obama calls Kadafi's crackdown in Libya 'outrageous' -- L.A. Times
Obama Condemns Libya Amid Stalled Evacuation -- New York Times
Obama condemns Libyan violence, calls for international response -- CNN
Obama condemns Gaddafi's crackdown, sends Clinton for talks on Libya -- Washington Post
Obama Sending Clinton to Geneva for Coordinated Response to Libya Uprising -- Bloomberg

Libya Placed Billions of Dollars at US Banks: WikiLeaks -- CNBC
No Threat Seen to Libya’s Seat on Top U.N. Human Rights Body -- CNS News
State Department warns foreign reporters in Libya -- CNN
Paris urges sending humanity crimes team into Libya -- Reuters

Commentaries, Opinions, Analysis, And Editorials

Robert Fisk with the first dispatch from Tripoli - a city in the shadow of death -- The Independent
West may rue close ties to Libya's Gadhafi -- AP
Gaddafi follows past dictators -- Emad Mekay, Al Jazeera
Rebels Hope for Qaddafi’s Fall but Remain Fearful -- Kareem Fahim, New York Times
Experts say Gaddafi relying on paramilitary forces, foreign mercenaries to crush protests -- Washington Post
What future would a post-Gaddafi Libya face? -- Alison Pargeter, BBC
Endgame in Tripoli -- The Economist
Will Gaddafi Survive? -- CNBC
Why was President Obama last to speak up on Libya? -- Washington Post editorial

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