Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Civil War In Libya -- News Updates August 10, 2011



Libyan Rebels Try to Impose Control -- Time

(BENGHAZI, Libya) — Libyan state television on Wednesday broadcast images of a man it said was Moammar Gaddafi's youngest son, footage that looks to undercut rebel claims of his death at a time when the opposition is showing signs of strain and disarray six months into its battle with the Libyan leader.

The images of Khamis Gaddafi, who commands one of the best trained and equipped units in the Libyan military, come as the rebel leadership, known as the National Transition Council, grapples with fallout from the killing of its top military chief, Abdel-Fattah Younis, possibly by other rebels.

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More News On Libya's Civil War

Rifts Exposed in Libya's Rebel Ranks -- Voice of America
Libyan rebels try to impose control -- News24
Libyan rebel leader dismisses entire opposition cabinet -- The Independent
Libyan rebel leader sacks entire cabinet -- The Guardian
Libya rebels dissolve executive committee -- Yahoo News/AP
US Praises Libyan Rebels for Reorganizing Leadership -- Voice of America

Libyan TV shows footage of 'Khamis Gaddafi' -- Al Jazeera
Qaddafi's Son Makes TV Appearance After Reported Death -- FOX News
Gadhafi Son, Reported Killed, Appears on Libyan TV -- New York Times/AP

Renewed bloodshed as NATO, Gaddafi accounts collide
-- Reuters
Libyan officials claim 85 dead in Nato airstrike -- The Telegraph
Libya says Nato strike killed 85 civilians -- The National/Reuters
NATO denies civilian massacre -- Montreal Gazette/Reuters
NATO dismisses report of Libyan civilian casualties in air strikes -- Xinhuanet
Libyan rebels recall horror stories from crackdown -- Reuters
Libyan embassy files on Gaddafi regime to be handed over to British authorities -- The Telegraph
US transfers Libyan embassy to rebels -- AFP
State: Libyan rebels can have the embassy … but not the money -- Josh Rogin, The Cable/Foreign Policy

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