Civil War In Libya -- News Updates March 15, 2011

Opposition forces had repositioned themselves at the gate of Ajdabiya, Libya, on Monday, after retreating from Brega in the face of a loyalist offensive. Lynsey Addario for The New York Times

Gadhafi Closes In, as Allies Huddle -- Wall Street Journal

Regime Presses Rebels Near Their Stronghold, as U.N. Again Debates No-Fly Zone; U.S. Appoints Liaison to Opposition

Forces loyal to Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi closed in on key rebel positions on Monday, threatening to strangle the revolt even as the U.S., Europe and the United Nations continued debating possible military responses.

Col. Gadhafi's forces advanced on Ajdabiya, the last major population center between government-controlled territory and the de facto rebel capital, Benghazi. Libyan government warplanes bombed a major roundabout, dropped leaflets urging loyalists to hunt down "traitors" and left some residents fearful that Col. Gadhafi may soon exact revenge on those who had turned on him.

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More News On The Civil War In Libya

Reuters Live Wire On Libya -- Reuters

Libyan rebels lose last stronghold west of Tripoli -- Yahoo News/AP
France expects UN resolution on Libyan rebels -- Yahoo News/AP
Gaddafi forces seize key town, G8 stalls on no-fly -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Libyan forces launch new raid on rebel-held town -- Yahoo News/AFP

G8 drops plans for Libyan no-fly zone -- Deutsche Welle
Germany blocks plans for Libya no-fly zone -- The Guardian
G8 leaders abandon Libyan no-fly zone -- The Australian
G-8 Fails to Agree Libya No-Fly Zone, Russia, Germany Opposed -- Bloomberg Businessweek
G8 draft warns Gaddafi but ignores no-fly zone -- Reuters

Libyan rebels defeated in last enclave west of Tripoli as Gaddafi forces advance on Benghazi -- The Daily Mail
Qaddafi Forces Start a Major Assault -- New York Times
Civilians flee, rebels fall back from Libya's Ajdabiyah -- Reuters
Sources: Gadhafi forces take control of rebel-held Libyan town -- CNN
Qaddafi Forces Resume Air Attacks on Retreating Libyan Rebels -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Eastern Libyan rebels quit checkpoint under fire -- Reuters
Libya: Government and rebels still battling for Brega -- BBC
Qaddafi's Forces Make Further Gains, As Diplomatic Action Increases -- Radio Free Europe
Libya: Ajdabiya hit by fresh airstrikes -- The Telegraph
Pro-Gadhafi Forces Launch Another Strike on Ajdabiya -- Voice of America
Libyan Rebels Losing Ground -- NPR
Gadhafi intimidating, detaining reporters -- Washington Times
Gadhafi, rebels each claim control in Libya -- USA Today

Clinton Meets in Paris With Libyan Rebel Leader -- New York Times
Clinton meets Libyan opposition figure Mahmoud Jibril -- BBC
Clinton meets with a top Libyan opposition figure -- AP
Clinton Hears Requests for Help from Libyan Opposition in Paris Meeting -- Bloomberg
U.S. Names Chris Stevens Liaison to Libyan Opposition -- ABC News

Gadhafi says rebel choice: Surrender or run away -- AP
West to lose contracts, but not Germany: Gaddafi -- Reuters
Will world turn again to deal with Libya's Gaddafi? -- Reuters
Libya’s Gadhafi, increasingly isolated internationally, finds supporters in Latin America -- Washington Post

Libya Oil Exports 'May Be Frozen for Months' -- Wall Street Journal
Outlook stark for Libyan oil exports -- Financial Times

Rebel council seeks to transform Libya -- Washington Post
Al Qaeda Targets Libya -- Sami Yousafzai, Yahoo News/Daily Beast
Turmoil in Libya: The fight continues -- The Economist
Don't exaggerate Arab support for Libya No Fly Zone -- Marc Lynch, Foreign Policy
Gaddafi has a long history as a killer — and must be stopped -- Richard Cohen, Washington Post