Monday, June 13, 2011

Civil War In Libya -- News Updates June 13, 2011



Fighting Erupts On New Libya Fronts -- Wall Street Journal

Opposition Groups Seek to Cut Major Supply Routes to Tripoli and to Fight Their Way Back Into Zawiya

TRIPOLI, Libya—Battles between Libyan rebels and forces loyal to Col. Moammar Gadhafi have swelled in recent days, with fighting erupting on new fronts across the war-torn country as opposition groups, bolstered by North Atlantic Treaty Organization firepower, seek to cut key supply lines and tighten the noose around the embattled regime.

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More News On the Civil War In Libya

Gaddafi forces repel rebels at Libyan oil town -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Zawiyah's heart a ghost town after rebel advance -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Libyan Leaders Defiant as Battle Rages at Oil City -- New York Times
Rebels report advances in Libya's western mountains -- CNN
Rebels claim gains east, west of Libyan capital -- CBS
Libya’s resurgent rebels claim victories; government denies their successes -- Washington Post
Libya unrest: Rebels renew fight in oil port of Zawiya -- BBC
Gaddafi Forces Hit Misrata, Germany Backs Rebels -- New York Times/Reuters
Libyan rebels smuggling weapons through Tunisia -- BBC

Clinton presses Africans to demand Kadhafi quit
-- Yahoo News/AFP
Hillary Clinton urges Africa to drop Gaddafi -- Yahoo News/AP
Clinton Urges Africa to Abandon Gadhafi -- Voice of America
Clinton Pushes African Nations To Break With Gadhafi -- NPR
Clinton Calls for African Leaders’ Support Against Qaddafi -- Bloomberg

Longtime Qaddafi Insider Defects From Libya -- FOX News/AP
Libyan rebels make gains; Qaddafi plays chess -- Christian Science Monitor
Germany recognizes Libya's rebel leadership -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Germany Recognizes Libyan Rebel Government -- New York Times
UAE Recognises Libya Rebels, to Open Benghazi Office -- New York Times/Reuters
Kadhafi, son play chess with Russian eccentric -- Yahoo News/AFP
Col Gaddafi refuses to step down, playing chess instead -- The Telegraph
Libya's Gadhafi Plays Chess With Russian Visitor -- ABC

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