Thursday, June 9, 2011

Civil War In Libya -- News Updates June 9, 2011



Qaddafi Son Told Rebels of Exit Plan: Aide -- Bloomberg

Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi’s son, Saif al-Islam, has approached rebels to negotiate an exit from power for his father in the last few days, an aide to National Transitional Council leader Mahmoud Jebril said.

“Of course, he is trying to put some terms. We understand those terms and we know how to play the negotiations,” Mohamed Al Akari told Bloomberg Television today in Abu Dhabi, where foreign ministers from the 22-nation Libya Contact Group met. “We are talking now of the last stage of this operation.”

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More News On Libya's Civil War

Powers plot 'post-Kadhafi' as rebels eye cash -- Yahoo News/AFP
As NATO Bombs Tripoli, World Powers Chart Libya Without Gadhafi -- Voice of America
NATO pounds Tripoli, ponders post-Qaddafi Libya -- CBS
Up to 15,000 killed in Libya war: U.N. rights expert -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Fresh round of NATO strikes hit around Tripoli -- CTV
Silence in Tripoli after day-long NATO bombardment -- Washington Post
Fresh round of NATO strikes hit Tripoli outskirts -- Newsday/AP
Apparent NATO bombing of Kadafi rural retreat raises questions -- L.A. Times
Muammar Gaddafi forces retaliate as NATO eyes endgame -- The Australian
Libya crisis: Misrata rebels begin tactical manouevring -- BBC
Anticipation in Tripoli as Net Tightens on Gaddafi -- New York Times/Reuters
Nations Bombing Libya Ask for Help Amid Strain -- New York Times
Pentagon sees Libya military costs soar -- Financial Times
Libya campaign will falter without more help, Nato bystanders warned -- The Guardian
NATO allies in Libya war feeling the strain: Gates -- AFP

Clinton: Gadhafi associates seeking to negotiate -- Yahoo News/AP
U.S. says transition talks under way with Gaddafi aides -- Reuters
Qaddafi Resisting Negotiated Tripoli Exit -- Bloomberg
Panetta sees Gadhafi regime weakening in Libya -- AP

Libya Rebel's Council Starts Planning Post-Gadhafi Process -- Wall Street Journal
Libya rebels eye oil restart, win aid pledges -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Libya Contact Group Discusses Funding for Rebels -- Voice of America
Libya rebels say need $3 bln over next four months -- Reuters
FACTBOX-Aid to Libya's rebels -- Reuters

Germany may send troops to Libya after Gaddafi out -- Reuters
Italy Sees Libya Gadhafi's Rule Coming To An End -- Wall Street Journal
NATO Hopes to Pass the Buck in Libya, But May Not Be Able to Hand Off Responsibility -- Tony Karon, Time
The Post-Gaddafi Boom: In Libya, Foreign Bankers See a Coming Bonanza -- Time

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