Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Libya War News Updates -- May 3, 2011



Turkey's PM Erdogan Urges Col Muammar Gaddafi To Quit -- BBC

Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi to step down "for the sake of the country's future".


Mr Erdogan said the Libyan leader had ignored the wishes of his people by using force against them.

Correspondents say it is a marked change in Turkish policy towards Libya, with Mr Erdogan previously having taken a more conciliatory approach.

Col Gaddafi's troops have been fighting rebel forces for several weeks.

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More News On Libya's Civil War

Moammar Kadafi should step down, Turkish leader says
-- L.A. Times
Turkish PM Urges Libyan Leader to Step Down -- Voice of America
Turkey urges Kadhafi to quit Libya -- AFP
Beyond Gadhafi's Brutality -- Voice of America
Shelling leaves city with little food -- UPI
Misrata port open despite shelling -- News24
Libya rebels ask Nato for help as Gaddafi forces bombard Misrata -- The Guardian
Gadhafi Strikes Port After Kin Killed -- Wall Street Journal
NATO searches for drifting mine off Misrata -- Reuters
FACTBOX-Latest military activity in Libya -- Reuters

Is Gaddafi plotting chemical assault against Libyan rebels? Troops seen wearing gas masks -- The Daily Mail
NATO says patience needed in Libya campaign -- Reuters
Mourners vow revenge as Gaddafi’s son is buried -- Washington Post
Libya Attack Elicits Calls for Revenge -- Wall Street Journal

Gaddafi is a legitimate target -- Alaa al-Ameri, The American
Qaddafi and His Family -- Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker
A measure of anger in the Libya war -- Al Jazeera
Timeline: Libya's uprising against Muammar Gaddafi -- Reuters

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