The Nerve Center of the Libyan Revolution -- Spiegel Online
Though the revolution against Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi has no set leader, rebels in Benghazi have set up a provisional government in a courthouse. Here, a justice-obsessed lawyer, a beverage vendor and a computer expert are among those who have become the heart, head and voice of a country intent on change.
The old general is crying, his cheeks trembling. His eyes are red from weeping. Then he buries his face in his hands. Brigadier General Abdulhadi Arafa is one of the most powerful men in Benghazi, in the entire rebel-held eastern part of Libya, in fact. The 64-year-old officer commands 2,000 members of a special-forces unit. And he did everything right a week and a half ago when, after 41 years of service, he decided to refuse to obey Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.
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More News On The Libyan 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
Success on both sides sows fear of Libya civil war -- Yahoo News/AP
Libya opposition meets as deadly clashes rage -- Yahoo News/AFP
Gaddafi forces encircle western Libyan town -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Scores killed as Kadafi loyalists, rebels clash in Libyan port city of Zawiya -- L.A. Times
Qaddafi’s Militia Storms Key Town Controlled by Rebels -- New York Times
Gaddafi forces mount fierce counterattack; witnesses describe 'massacre' in city under siege -- Washington Post
Battle rages for key Libyan city -- BBC
Libya: Rebels celebrate keeping control of Zawiya -- BBC
Libya rebels repel Gaddafi forces -- Al Jazeera
Gaddafi fights to regain control -- Al Jazeera
Rebels Beat Back Gadhafi Forces -- Voice of America
Gaddafi sends offensive reinforcement to city near Tripoli -- RIA Novosti
Fierce fighting to control key Libyan city -- Financial Times
Pro-Gadhafi Forces Move to Retake Rebel-Held Towns -- Voice of America
Libyan rebels continue westward drive -- Sydney Morning Herald
Battles erupt in key cities, moving Libya closer to civil war -- Yahoo News/Christian Science Monitor
Massive blast rips arms depot key to Libya rebels -- McClatchy news
Gaddafi forces bomb arms store in Benghazi: rebels -- Reuters
Libya: weapons depot blasts kill 19 -- The Telegraph
In Libya, The Fight For Ras Lanuf -- NPR (audio)
Qaddafi Brutalizes Foes, Armed or Defenseless -- New York Times
Tripoli – a city in a bubble -- MSNBC
Gadhafi’s secret prisons in Benghazi exposed -- MSNBC (Photoblog)
Libyan rebels accused of targeting blacks -- L.A. Times
Africans targeted as rebels hunt mercenaries -- Sydney Morning Herald
Back in Libya after decades in exile, a dissident takes on Kadafi -- L.A. Times
Habit of fear taints Benghazi's promise of freedom -- BBC
Fancy your chances against the SAS, Gaddafi? Elite troops and MI6 spies poised to help Libyan rebels -- The Daily Mail
Libyan Opposition Leaders To Get Advice From UK Military -- The Guardian
Libya: Britain to step up support for rebel forces fighting Gaddafi -- The Telegraph
Libya: British Army ready for mission at 24 hours’ notice -- The Telegraph
As refugees pile up at Libya borders, nations step up humanitarian efforts -- Christian Science Monitor
UN: Fearful migrant workers on the move in Libya -- Yahoo News/AP
Foreigners May Be Prevented From Leaving Libya -- New York Times/Reuters
UN: Fearful migrant workers on the move in Libya -- AP
Flood of Fleeing Migrants Eases at Tunisian Border Crossing -- New York Times
Thousands of refugees await transit in Libyan border camp -- BBC
EU to Add Sanctions on Libya -- Wall Street Journal
Libya Unrest Holds Threat of Economic Toll for Italy -- New York Times
Italy warns of issues if Libya pulls investments -- Bloomberg
Italy not mulling Libyan stake freeze for now: source -- Reuters
Gadhafi's Frozen Assets: $32 Billion And Counting -- NPR
Can You Hear Libya Now? -- Dan Gonzales and Sarah Harting, New York Times
No US intervention -- Arab News
Battles erupt in key cities, moving Libya closer to civil war -- Christian Science Monitor
If not in Libya, when would Obama ever intervene? -- Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post
A civil war beckons -- The Economist
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