Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Libya War News Updates -- March 29, 2011


Gaddafi's Troops Halt Rebel Advance -- Al Jazeera

Troops loyal to longtime Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have shelled pro-democracy forces heading west on the main coastal highway, pushing them out of Bin Jawad, a small town around 150 kilometres east of Sirte, Gaddafi's hometown.

The reversal on Tuesday for Libya's nascent opposition came after their forces made a speedy, two-day advance from Ajdabiya.

Ajdabiya is a crossroads town that Gaddafi's troops had held for two weeks before an international military intervention allowed pro-democracy fighters to take it back.

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More News On The Libyan War

Libyan rebels pushed back from Gadhafi hometown. -- Yahoo News/AP
Gaddafi troops reverse Libyan rebel charge -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Kadhafi tells West to halt 'barbaric genocide' -- Yahoo News/AFP
Gaddafi troops force rebels back -- BBC
Rebels resisted in Gadhafi's birthplace -- UPI
Libyan rebel advance stalls again -- Press Association
Libyan rebels halted in advance on Sirte -- The Guardian
Troops reinforce colonel's home town as rebels near -- Sydney Morning Herald
Muammar Gaddafi's home town Sirte defiant amid attacks -- The Australian
Gaddafihttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif forces push Libya rebels back to Bin Jawad -- Reuters
Battle for Sirt looms as critical -- Sydney Morning Herald
Profile: Sirte -- BBC
Libyan rebels push west into less friendly territory -- McClatchy News
Libyan rebels push toward Gaddafi’s home town -- Washington Post

Kadhafi forces sweep through Misrata -- AFP
Gaddafi forces in new attacks on Misrata:rebels -- Reuters
Carnage 'beyond imagination' in Misrata, says witness -- CNN

U.S. Sends Its Gunships to Shoot Up Gadhafi’s Forces -- The Danger Room
US gunships mark change of tactic in Libya air strikes -- The Guardian
US using low-flying gunships in Libya -- Seattle Times/AP

U.S. tab for Libya mission: $550 million so far -- CBS
Cost of Libya mission at $550 million, Pentagon says -- Politico
Pentagon: Libya mission has cost US $550M so far -- MSNBC/AP

Lejeune Marines prepare to deploy off Libyan coast -- ABC
U.S. General to Libyan Rebels: Slow Down or Be Destroyed -- ABC News
NATO Allies Look to Tripoli to Topple Qaddafi in Libyan Endgame -- Bloomberg
Libya intelligence shows "flickers" of al Qaeda: U.S. -- Yahoo News/Reuters
In pictures: Libya rebel advance halted -- BBC

Give War a Chance -- William Kristol, Weekly Standard
The Devil We Know -- Peter Wehner, Weekly Standard
Libya. The Observer debate: Is it right to be intervening in Libya's struggle for freedom? -- The Guardian

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