Thursday, March 10, 2011

Civil War In Libya -- A Brief News Update March 10 (Evening Edition)



The Mad Dog Bites Back: Libyan Rebels Flee Before Gaddafi's Forces As NATO Vetoes No-Fly Zone Without UN resolution -- Daily Mail

* NATO to send more ships to Mediterranean and bolster arms embargo
* Medics forced to flee hospitals before ferocity of attack as shelling intensifes
* France is first country to recognise rebel forces as legitimate government

Hundreds of rebel fighters have retreated from the strategic oil port of Ras Lanouf as Muammar Gaddafi's army pounds the town with artillery.

The rebels fled eastward in cars and pickup trucks mounted with machine guns.

One said government forces were raining rockets or tank shells on the city in what appeared to be preparation for a full-scale advance.

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More News On Libya's Civil War

Libya: live report -- Yahoo News/AFP
Reuters Live Wire On Libya -- Reuters
Libya protests: live -- The Telegraph
Libya uprising continues – live updates -- The Guardian
Updates from Libyan cities
-- CNN

'Gaddafi plans full-scale military action to crush rebels' -- Jerusalem Post/Reuters
Gaddafi takes key towns as Nato squabbles over Libya action -- The Guardian
Gadhafi Bombs Rebels While NATO Planes ‘Monitor’ -- Danger Room
Time's up, Gaddafi's son tells rebels -- ABC News (Australia)
Gadhafi Drives Rebels Out of Key City -- Wall Street Journal
Libyan Rebels Driven Out Of Strategic Coastal City -- NPR
Libya: Gaddafi seizes initiative in Ras Lanuf and Zawiyah -- The Telegraph
Gadhafi forces reportedly halt rebels -- UPI
Libyan rebels joined by more defectors -- BBC
U.S., NATO Say They Lack Powers to Impose Libya No-Fly Zone -- Bloomberg Businessweek
West Takes Tougher Stance on Libya -- New York Times
Turkey sticks to its guns, opposing Libyan intervention -- Deutsche Welle
Russia warns world on Libya meddling -- News24
Libya may cut diplomatic ties with Western nations -- Reuters

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