Monday, July 11, 2011

Civil War In Libya -- News Updates July 11, 2011



Welcome Gaddafi To Negotiating Table To End War In Libya, Say French -- Daily Mail

* French defence minister will enter into peace talks with Libyan leader
* Gaddafi may be able to retain some power once troops pull out

Military action in Libya must end and Colonel Gaddafi be welcomed around the negotiating table, the French sensationally claimed today.

Continual bombing of the country is not working, and diplomacy is the only solution - even if Gaddafi retains limited power - according to French defence minister Gerard Longuet.

In an apparent U-turn in policy, Mr Longuet said Gaddafi could remain in Libya ‘in another room of the palace, with another title.’

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More News On Libya's Civil War

France impatient on Libya but denies Gaddafi talks -- Reuters
Kadhafi son says Tripoli negotiating with France -- AFP
‘Negotiations are with France not rebels’ -- IoL
France Tells Libya Rebels to Seek Peace With Gaddafi - New York Times/Reuters
Gaddafi govt in talks with France - report -- Reuters
France is passing messages to Gaddafi -- News.com.au
France denies direct talks with Gaddafi government -- Reuters/Jerusalem Post
U.S. sticks to guns on ousting Libya's Gaddafi -- Reuters

Libyan rebels close the gap on last strategic town to Tripoli -- Sydney Morning Herald
Clashes in Libya's Zliten 'kill 4 and injure 22' -- AFP
Libya: Rebels continue to push west from Misrata -- BBC
Qadhafi forces counter-attack as rebels cut his oil -- Dawn/AFP
Libya shows tough face against rebel mountain push -- Stars and Stripes/AP
NATO Warplanes Strike Near Besieged Libyan City -- Voice of America
RAF destroys Libyan weapons stash -- BBC
Libya rebels take casualties in Zliten advance -- AFP
In rebel-held Libya, men find new identities as warriors -- L.A. Times
Ill-equipped teenagers members of the Libyan anti-Gadhafi rebels -- Globe and Mail
Rebel fighters inexperienced, yet enthusiastic in southern Libya -- CNN
Libyan rebels warn Algeria: 'Stop backing Kadhafi' -- AFP
Kadafi again threatens to attack Europe with suicide bombers -- L.A. Times
House narrowly rejects measure to defund Libyan mission -- Washington Post

Libya: A campaign built on sand -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph

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