Monday, April 11, 2011

Libya War News Updates -- April 11, 2011



Libyan Revolutionary Council Rejects African Union's Peace Initiative -- The Guardian

Rebels say deal is unacceptable because it does not require Gaddafi to step down

Libya's revolutionary leadership has flatly rejected an African Union peace initiative because it does not require Muammar Gaddafi to immediately relinquish power.

The rebels' interim ruling council met an AU delegation from five countries – led by three presidents and two foreign ministers – the day after Gaddafi endorsed the African "roadmap to peace", which included an immediate ceasefire, the suspension of Nato air strikes and talks towards a political settlement.

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More News On Libya's Civil War

Libyan rebels reject African cease-fire proposal
-- Yahoo News/AP
African plan fails to halt Libya fighting -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Libya rebels reject truce plan, say Kadhafi must go -- Yahoo News/AFP
Libyan rebels reject African Union proposal -- CNN
Libyan Rebels Reject AU Peace Plan -- Voice of America
Libyan rebels dismiss peace plan -- Financial Times
Rebels reject African Union peace proposal -- UPI
Libyan rebels reject African Union roadmap -- Al Jazeera
Talk of Gadhafi leaving ‘ridiculous,’ says son -- Toronto Star
Leaders of Libya's rebellion once sought change inside Gadhafi regime through son -- Canadian Press/AP
African Union: the key facts -- The Guardian

Libya air strikes to go on as civilians still at risk: NATO -- AFP
NATO air strikes target Misurata -- Al Jazeera
U.S. Provides Support for NATO’s Libya Operations -- U.S. Department of Defense
NATO Steps Up Libya Airstrikes, Bolstering Rebels -- Wall Street Journal
Heavy Fighting Flares Across Eastern Libya as Delegation Arrives -- Wall Street Journal
Rebels say NATO strikes hits Gaddafi forces at Ajdabiyah -- Reuters
Ragtag rebel army barely repels Gaddafi forces in Ajdabiya -- Washington Post
Libya: perilous voyage to help besieged rebels in Misurata -- The Telegraph
Rebels resort to guerrilla tactics in western Libya -- Reuters

Libya: RAF Tornados strike 15 targets in Libya -- The Guardian
Libya: RAF Tornados destroy seven Libyan tanks -- BBC
RAF fighters destroy 23 Libyan tanks in three days -- British Forces News
Libyan war crimes suspected -- USA Today
Cost of Libya war for US at $608 million: Pentagon -- AFP

Another side of Libya, where the war seems far away -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News
On the Road to Revolution -- Finbarr O'Reilly, New York Times
Should We Negotiate With Qaddafi? -- Daniel Serwer, The Atlantic
'Road map' to Libya peace comes as both sides show signs of fatigue -- Scott Baldauf, Christian Science Monitor
Do not underestimate Gadhafi -- Tony Blair, Washington Times

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