Monday, April 18, 2011

Libya War News Updates -- April 18, 2011



Gadhafi Forces Pound Rebel Positions In Ajdabiya, Continue Siege Of Misrata -- Voice of America

Forces loyal to Libyan leader Colonel Moammar Gadhafi have been shelling rebel positions in and around the eastern town of Ajdabiya, reportedly advancing to the outskirts of the city. Gadhafi forces also continue to pound the besieged port city of Misrata, inflicting considerable damage.

Witnesses say Gadhafi forces fired long-range rockets into the Libyan town of Ajdabiya, causing many rebels to flee their positions. Al-Jazeera TV reported that the ongoing rocket assaults allowed Gadhafi’s men to advance towards the outskirts of the town.

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More News On The War In Libya

Fighting for Misurata, Ajdabiya continues
-- UPI
Libyan Rebels Gain Ground in Fierce Fight -- Wall Street Journal
Libyan Rebels Beat Back Qaddafi Forces’ Attack on Ajdabiya -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Rebels Flee Key Libyan Town -- New York Times
Libyan rebels resist Ajdabiya assault -- Al Jazeera
Libyan rebels claim control over Ajdabiya -- Al Jazeera

Spokesman: Horror in Misrata grows with fresh shelling, little aid -- CNN
Morning Brief: Qaddafi forces continue shelling of Misrata as rebels lose momentum -- Foreign Policy
Snipers, cluster bombs panic Libya's Misrata -- Yahoo News/AFP
Libyan forces pound Misrata as 1,000 evacuated by sea -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Besieged city weathers continued attacks -- Washington Post
Libyan civilian casualties rise in Misurata -- L.A. Times
Libya conflict: Fearing massacre in Misrata -- BBC
Misurata doctor counting the cost of Gaddafi's cluster bombs -- The Telegraph
Gaddafi presses siege of Misurata as civilians beg NATO to prevent massacre -- Washington Post
Fierce Fighting in Key City in West Libya Kills 17 -- New York Times/AP
Gadhafi shows cunning in safe-passage offer for Misrata civilians -- Globe And Mail
Libyan government promises U.N. access to Misurata -- Washington Post
'Urgent' help needed in Misrata says UN -- BBC
UN Chief Calls For Immediate Ceasefire In Libya As Government Shells Misrata -- Radio Free Europe

UN reaches accord with Gaddafi on humanitarian aid to Libya -- Sydney Morning Herald
UN and Libya reach agreement on humanitarian presence in Tripoli -- UN News Centre
UN, Libya reach deal on providing humanitarian aid -- AP
UN Calls for Cease-Fire in Libya -- Voice of America
Col Gaddafi refuses calls for ceasefire -- The Telegraph

Gaddafi’s son: We will deal with terrorists first and then talk reform -- Washington Post
China, Russia And India Block Libya Sanctions -- SKY News
Cameron: Libya UN resolution makes mission 'difficult' -- BBC

Libya: A new phase in the conflict? -- Jonathan Marcus, BBC
How Libya Saps America's Power -- Leslie Gelb, The Daily beast
The Libya stalemate -- Washington Post editorial
France Flies, Germany Flops -- Roger Cohen, New York Times

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