Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Civil War In Libya -- News Updates May 10, 2011



NATO Bombs Tripoli, Fight Stirs East Front -- Time/AP

(TRIPOLI, Libya) — NATO warplanes struck Tripoli early Tuesday in the heaviest bombing of the Libyan capital in weeks, hours after an uptick in fighting between rebels and Muammar Gaddafi's forces on a long deadlocked front line in the country's east.

NATO struck at least four sites in Tripoli, setting off crackling explosions that thundered through the city overnight. One strike hit a building that local residents said was used by a military intelligence agency. Another targeted a government building that officials said was sometimes used by parliament members.

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More News On The Libyan Civil War

NATO strikes target Gaddafi compound: witnesses -- Yahoo News/Reuters
NATO bombs rock Tripoli, Libya rebels advance -- Yahoo News/AFP
Tripoli sites bombed, rebels claim successes -- Yahoo News/AP
NATO planes hit Tripoli targets -- UPI
NATO Carries Out Airstrikes on Libyan Capital -- Voice of America
New airstrikes shake Libyan capital -- CNN
Libyan capital hit by fresh Nato airstrikes -- The Guardian
Libya: Misrata rebels 'push back troops' -- BBC
NATO Bombs Tripoli, Combat Stirs Libyan East Front -- FOX News
Rebels Say Fighting in Tripoli, Government Denies It -- New York Times/Reuters
Fighting in Libya Captured in Amateur Video -- NTD Television

Who's in charge? Sorting out Libya's rebel armies -- BBC
Libyan rebels caught in an uneasy lull -- L.A. Times
Libyan delegates back rebel council -- Al Jazeera
U.S. Banks Holding Billions In Frozen Libyan Assets, Out Of Rebels' Reach -- Radio Free Europe

600 Libyan refugees feared dead after boat sinks in the Mediterranean as Nato resumes air strikes on Tripoli -- Daily Mail
Hundreds missing after overcrowded boat from Libya capsizes -- CNN
Ship carrying 600 refugees sinks off Libya, UN reports -- Boston.com/AP

Libya: UN's Valerie Amos seeks pause in fighting
-- BBC
Libya: No Easy Victories Here -- Strategy Page
How We Could Lose in Libya -- Ross Douthat, New York Times
Timeline: Libya's uprising against Muammar Gaddafi -- Reuters

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