Thursday, May 19, 2011

Civil War In Libya -- News Updates May 19, 2011



Libya: British Military Advisers Set Up 'Joint Operations Centre' In Benghazi -- The Telegraph

British military advisers have helped Libyan rebels set up a "joint operations centre" in Benghazi feeding information to Nato for the targeting of air strikes against Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's military forces and bunkers.

Eleven British trainers have joined "significant numbers" of military advisers from France and Italy to help the Libya's rebel Transitional National Council set up an operational command structure capable of taking on the Gaddafi regime.

A senior European diplomat, active in building ties with the Benghazi based rebels, said that the creation of a "joint operations centre" with the help of Western trainers had increased "military capacity".

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More News On Libya's Civil War

Gadhafi's forces shell rebel mountain stronghold
-- Yahoo News/AP
Khadafy steps up attacks in mountains -- Boston.com
Qaddafi Forces Attack Main Rebel Stronghold in Mountains -- FOX News
Fighting heats up in Libya's western mountains -- Detroit Free Press/AP

NATO targeting more aggressively in Libya-officials -- MSNBC
Libya: Nato bombing of Gaddafi forces 'relying on information from rebels' -- The Guardian
80 Percent of Gadhafi’s Air Force Gone -- Defense Tech
NATO chief "confident Gaddafi rule will collapse" -- Yahoo News/Reuters
NATO Increases Pressure on Libya's Pro-Government Forces -- Voice of America
NATO to keep up pressure on Libya-Rasmussen -- Reuters
NATO chief says no intention to deploy troops in Libya -- Reuters

Economic squeeze stifles besieged Tripoli -- Financial Times
Pro-Gadhafi Supporters Rally in Libyan Capital -- Voice of America
Demonstrators cheer Gadhafi in Libya's capital -- CNN
Tripoli demonstration backs Gaddafi -- Belfast Telegraph

Tunis denies Gaddafi family members fled -- News24
Officials deny Kadafi's wife, daughter have fled to Tunisia -- L.A. Times
Gadhafi's wife and daughter flee: Family leaves as inner circle crumbles -- Ottawa Citizen

Libya Rebel Economy chief says financial aid for Libya taking too long -- Today Online
Benghazi Life Reflects Harsh Libya War Reality -- New York Times/AP

Libyan humanitarian crisis worsening: UN chief -- Yahoo News/AFP
UN Says Libya is a 'Ticking Time Bomb' -- Voice of America
UN chief: Crisis in Libya worsening -- News24

Libya is headed for hell-hole -- Gamal Nkrumah, Al-Ahram
EU gears up for post-Gaddafi role in Libya -- EU Observer
The Lessons of Libya -- Reese Schonfeld, Huffpost World

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