Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Libya War News Updates -- May 17, 2011



NATO Ups Siege On Libya With Bombs, Leaflets -- Voice Of America

NATO is stepping up pressure on the Libyan government's strongholds with targeted aerial attacks and psychological warfare operations.

Wing Commander Mike Bracken said Tuesday NATO has air-dropped leaflets and broadcast messages to troops loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi asking them "to return to their barracks and homes".

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More News On Libya's Civil War

Tunisian source: Libyan oil minister defects -- Yahoo News/AP
Pressure on Kadhafi as oil minister crosses to Tunisia -- Yahoo News/AFP
Libya's top oil official defects: Tunisian source -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Three months on, Gaddafi defiant -- Al Jazeera
Revenge killings unsettle Benghazi -- UPI
Court, missile strikes complicate talks in Libya -- Washington Post

Libya's oil minister 'defects' in blow to Gaddafi regime -- The Telegraph
Libya: Mystery over missing Oil Minister Shukri Ghanem -- BBC
FACTBOX-Who is Libyan oil chief Shokri Ghanem? -- Reuters

Gadhafi’s New Weapon: Floating Bombs Filled With Dummies -- Danger Room
Gadhafi Now Using Exploding Boats and Mannequins -- Gizmodo
Libyan Officials Threaten to Use ‘Human Shields’ -- New York Times

UN Official Says 750,000 People Flee Libya Due to Conflict
-- CRIEnglish
UN: Signs Libya is encouraging migrants to board unseaworthy boats for Europe -- Washington Post
Libya: Russia tells Gaddafi envoys to spare civilians -- BBC
U.N. aid envoy hopes to return to Libya soon -- Reuters

Libya Rebel Fin Min: Trying To Unlock $1.15B Of Cash From UK
-- Wall Street Journal
Libyan Rebel Government Works To Boost Legitimacy -- NPR
Libya rebels hope to spend $3 billion over 6 months -- Reuters
Radio free Benghazi – the war of words -- The Guardian

Americans James Foley and Clare Gillis among four missing journalists to be freed from Libya -- Washington Post
Libyan official: Four detained journalists to be freed -- USA Today
Libya to Release Foreign Reporters, Spokesman Says -- PBS Newshour
Official: 4 journalists held in Libya to be freed after administrative hearing -- Washington Post

Obama should give Congress a full report on Libya mission -- Boston.com editorial
60 More Days in Libya: Obama Does Bush Lawyers Proud -- OpEdNews.com

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