Sunday, March 27, 2011

Libya War News Updates -- March 27, 2011



Tornados Break The Siege Of Ajdabiya: Rebel Fighters Joy As City Is Saved From Gaddafi's Troops By British Jets -- The Daily Mail

At the gateway into Ajdabiya yesterday – a city that has been under siege and bombardment for ten days – I witnessed every emotion a people’s war can bring.

Rebel fighters euphoric at a victory they had not dared to dream about; terrified residents venturing out cautiously to see if their liberation was real; bewildered children who had been hiding from Colonel Gaddafi’s bombing, understanding nothing of the conflict, but picking up spent bullets as if they were toys.

And an old man in traditional Libyan dress courteously asking if anyone had seen his son, kidnapped from the family home by Gaddafi’s soldiers two days ago.

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More News On The Libyan War

US officials: Libyan operation could last months -- AP
Gates: No Idea How Long U.S. Military Could Be Involved in Libya -- FOX News
How Long Will U.S. Forces be Involved in Libya? White House Says Nobody Knows -- ABC News
Hillary Clinton on Libya: 'There is no perfect option' -- BBC
Defense Secretary Robert Gates: Libya not 'vital interest' for U.S. -- New York Daily News
US issue warning as Gaddafi forces retreat -- The Telegraph

Libya rebels push west again, but Sirte awaits -- Christian Science Monitor
Rebels push west as air strikes hit Gaddafi forces -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Libyan Rebels Take Back Oil Towns Of Brega And Ras Lanuf In Westward Push -- The Guardian

Libyan rebels reclaim 2 oil centers in sweep west
-- Yahoo News/AP
Libya revolt: Rebels take Ras Lanuf, Brega and Uqayla -- BBC
Libyan rebels in westward push -- Al Jazeera
Key Libyan oil town apparently in rebel hands -- CNN
Libyan Rebels Push West as Coalition Strikes Hit Gadhafi Forces -- Voice of America
Advancing rebels re-take key towns in Libya -- BBC
Gadhafi Loses Further Ground -- Wall Street Journal
Libya rebels push west, take key oil town -- L.A. Times
Libyan Rebels Retake Cities as Allies Step Up Air Attacks -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Airstrikes help Libya rebels advance -- Washington Post
Libyan rebels at crossroads after taking Ajdabiya -- BBC
NATO decision body to consider Libya air strikes -- Yahoo News/AP
In Arming Libyan Rebels, the U.S. Would Follow an Old, Dark Path -- Max Fisher, The Atlantic
Obama's Communications Gap -- Carl M. Cannon, Real Clear World
It really is about regime change in Libya -- Robert Shrum, The Week
Decoding Libya -- Andrew McCarthy, NRO

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