Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Civil War In Libya -- News Updates June 7, 2011



Tripoli Blasted By Successive Nato Attacks In Rare Daytime Strikes On Libyan Capital -- The Daily Mail

*Libya foreign minister dispatched to China to shore up international support

Waves of Nato war planes have repeatedly struck Tripoli in the most sustained daylight bombardment of the Libyan capital yet.

By the afternoon, air raids were hitting parts of the city several times an hour, hour after hour, smashing buildings, rattling windows and sending clouds of grey smoke into the sky.

After some of the strikes, forces loyal to the Libyan leader, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, fired anti-aircraft weapons into the air in a futile attempt to shoot down some of the planes.

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More News On The Civil War In Libya

FACTBOX-Latest developments in Libyan conflict -- Reuters

Libyan leader Gadhafi vows to fight until death -- Yahoo News/AP
Libya's Gaddafi Vows to Fight to the Death -- New York Times/Reuters
Amid NATO strikes, Gadhafi vows a fight to the death in Libya -- USA Today
Libya TV airs audio message from Gaddafi -- Xinhuanet

Waves of NATO aircraft intensify strikes on Tripoli -- Yahoo News/Reuters
NATO strikes rock Libyan capital -- Al Jazeera
NATO Warplanes Pound Tripoli in Daylight Attack -- New York Times
Libya crisis: Tripoli hit by Nato air strikes -- BBC
Official: Bombs hit near Gadhafi's compound -- CNN

NATO boosts air arsenal against Qaddafi -- CBS
Libyan Rebels Retake Western Mountain Town -- Voice of America
Libya rebels want more Nato support in Misrata -- BBC
Libyan rebels capture key town -- ABC.net.au
Advance sees Libyan rebels closing in on Tripoli -- The Australian/Times
Libya rebels held back by NATO -- Sydney Morning Herald
Libyan rebels' advances near Misrata wiped out by Nato orders -- The Guardian

Libya officials put a spin on conflict -- L.A. Times
Libya Stokes Its Machine Generating Propaganda -- New York Times
Libya government fails to prove claims of NATO casualties -- Washington Post
Libya: government use injured baby in propaganda stunt -- The Telegraph

People in Battle-Torn Libya Facing Critical Shortages
-- Voice of America
Libya: UN trip to conflict areas finds displacement, violence and humanitarian need -- UN News Centre
Aid crisis looms in Libya, UN refugee agency warns -- Reuters

Russian envoy meets Libya rebels, NATO pounds Tripoli
-- Yahoo News/AFP
Libya's Foreign Minister Visits China -- New York Times/AP

What to do about Libya’s stalemate?
-- Anne Applebaum, Washington Post
Libya: Why the old 'quagmire' chestnut may not apply -- Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor

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