Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Civil War In Libya -- News Updates August 17, 2011


Libya Conflict: Rebels Fight For Zawiya Oil Refinery -- BBC

Libyan forces loyal to Col Muammar Gaddafi are fighting rebels for control of a coastal oil refinery in Zawiya, just 50km (30 miles) west of Tripoli.

Heavy gunfire was reported near the refinery complex, which supplies oil and gas to the Libyan capital.

Despite their recent gains, rebels face continued fire from rockets and snipers in a sixth day of fighting for Zawiya.

Control of the key town is seen as important because it straddles a major road linking Tripoli to Tunisia.

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More News On Libya's Civil War

Rebels Say Gaddafi Troops Abandon Towns in West -- New York Times/Reuters
Rebels zero in on Libya's Zawiyah refinery -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Rebels battle Libyan forces for Zawiya refinery -- AP
Libya forces, rebels fight for oil refinery -- CBS News
NATO cites 'significant advances' in Libya -- CNN
Rebels Encircle Tripoli, Threaten To Cut Off Gadhafi Supplies -- NPR
Libyan rebels push to strangle Tripoli supply lines -- New York Post/AFP
Libya's Rebels Tighten the Noose Around Gaddafi's Capital -- Time
Gadhafi looking isolated as Libyan rebels advance on Tripoli -- Deutsche Welle
Report: Libya rebels advance toward capital Tripoli -- Haaretz
Gadhafi's Troops Use Hospital as Base, Doctors Say -- New York Times/AP
Libya: rooftop sniper takes a heavy toll in Zawiyah, a city waiting to fall -- The Telegraph
Sniper's bullet ends life-long friendship in Libya -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Misrata, Once Besieged, Relaxes as Libyan Rebels Advance Against Qaddafi -- Bloomberg

No negotiations with Gaddafi government: rebels -- National Post
Libya's Rebels Deny Holding Talks With Gadhafi Aides -- Voice of America
Libyan rebels claim they will topple Gaddafi by the end of August -- The Telegraph
Libyan chaos feared if rebels win -- The Australian/AFP

Libya: Approaching The End Game? -- SKY News
Libya conflict: Beginning of the end? -- Jonathan Marcus, BBC
Moammar Gaddafi: Are his days ‘numbered’? -- Jason Ukman, Washington Post

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