Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Civil War In Libya -- News Updates March 9, 2011



Rebels Defend Zawiyah, Advance On Bin Jawwad; Libyan Official Flies To Cairo -- Washington Post

BENGHAZI, LIBYA - Heavy fighting was reported Wednesday in Zawiyah and Bin Jawwad, and there were reports that rebels had reentered Bin Jawwad after being held back for days by troops loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi.

Meanwhile, a senior Libyan official flew to Cairo, possibly to deliver a message from Gaddafi to Egypt's military government, wire services reported.

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More News On the Civil War In Libya

BREAKING: Gaddafi forces take rebel town in west -- Reuters

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

Gadhafi forces hit oil facilities in central Libya
-- Yahoo News/AP
Gaddafi forces attack rebel town in west -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Kadhafi defiant as West mulls action -- Yahoo News/AP
Qaddafi Fights to Regain Western Towns, Halt Rebels in East -- Bloomberg
Pro-Gadhafi Forces Attack Rebel-Held Towns in East, West -- Voice of America
Libya: Gaddafi tanks and planes attack rebel towns -- BBC
Qaddafi Forces Renew Attacks on Rebels -- New York Times
Gaddafi's forces continue Zawiya assault -- BBC
Libyan man says forces loyal to Gaddafi are 'ruining the town' of Zawiya -- BBC
Gaddafi forces launch air strikes on oil-rich Ras Lanuf -- M&C
Libya's Largest Crude Refinery Is Said Shut After Nearby Terminal Bombed -- Bloomberg
Huge blasts hit rebel-held oil town -- AFP
Air attacks put Libya town on edge -- L.A. Times
At least 40 killed as Gadhafi forces close in on rebel-held Libyan city -- Haaretz
Libya: Gaddafi's Tripoli tense -- BBC
Libyan rebels call for ‘surgical airstrikes’ -- Washington Times

Gaddafi threatens armed resistance against no-fly zone -- The Guardian
Qaddafi vows to fight foreign interference, no-fly zone in Libya -- Christian Science Monitor
Libyans to fight if West imposes no-fly zone: Gaddafi -- Reuters
Gadhafi: Libyans Will Fight Against No-Fly Zone -- Voice of America
Clinton: No-Fly Zone Over Libya Cannot be U.S.-Led Effort -- FOX News
Gates doesn't rule out no-fly zone for Libya -- L.A. Times

Libya dispatches emissaries -- Al Jazeera
Senior Libyan official lands in Cairo -- Herald Sun/AFP
Libyan plane lands in Cairo carrying Libyan official -- Xinhuanet
Libyan plane arrives in Cairo, reportedly carrying Gaddafi envoy -- IBTimes
Plane lands in Egypt, said to carry Gaddafi message -- Reuters
Libya seeks Egyptian military assistance against rebels -- Almasryalyoum

Deadline for Moammar Gaddafi departure set by Libyan opposition -- Washington Post
Libyan Rebels appeal to UN for protection, formal recognition -- Washington Post
Opposition in Libya Struggles to Form a United Front -- New York Times
Libya oil tanks seen as 'time bomb' -- Al Jazeera
U.S. Debates Libya Action -- Wall Street Journal
U.S. Sees Stalemate Emerging in Libya -- Wall Street Journal
U.S., Europe considering naval operations to deliver humanitarian aid to Libya -- Washington Post
In pictures: Conflict in Libya -- BBC

Considerations on Libya -- Steven T. Brothers, Small Wars Journal
Analysis: Where are Libya's rebels getting their weapons from? -- BBC
The Logic of Talking and Fighting in Libya -- Tony Karon, Time
ANALYSIS-West wins some backing for Libya zone, needs more -- Reuters

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