Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Civil War In Libya -- News Updates August 23, 2011



Libya: Nato Plans Final Onslaught On Gaddafi's Forces -- The Guardian

Nato to resume bombing campaign after 'tactical pause' as it emerges that rebels are being advised by SAS soldiers.

British and Nato military commanders are planning what they hope will be a final onslaught on Colonel Gaddafi's forces to put an end to all resistance from troops loyal to the Libyan leader.

Heavy fighting raged around Gaddafi's Bab al-Aziziya compound, in Tripoli, on Tuesday afternoon as rebels rained artillery rounds, mortar shells and missiles on loyalist positions.

Columns of grey smoke billowed over the Libyan capital as witnesses reported a buildup of rebel troops and vehicles to the east of the compound.

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More News On Libya's Civil War

Libya Conflict Live -- BBC
Libya: Live report -- Reuters
Battle for Tripoli not yet over as Gaddafi loyalists strike back -- Washington Post
Fresh fighting erupts between Libya rebels, regime -- Yahoo News/AP
Libya rebels close in on Gaddafi compound -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Blasts rattle Tripoli as Libyan rebels encircle Kadafi compound -- L.A. Times
Qaddafi’s Son Taunts Rebels in Tripoli -- New York Times
Rebels’ Assault on Tripoli Began With Careful Work Inside -- New York Times
Roundup: Fighting rages in Tripoli -- CNN
Libya: Nato says 'the end is near' for Gaddafi as jets bomb compound -- The Telegraph

Defiant Saif al-Islam rallies loyalists -- Al Jazzera
Saif Qaddafi's arrest never confirmed, ICC says -- CBS
Who are Moammar Gadhafi's sons? -- USA Today
After months of blackouts, Web access returns to Libya -- CNN
Internet Restored in Tripoli as Rebels Take Control -- PC World
FACTBOX-Libya's rebel national council -- Reuters
Who Are the Libyan Rebels? -- Voice of America

Tripoli's sense of victory on hold -- Rana Jawad, BBC
Analysis: Why Gaddafi's crack troops melted away -- Shashank Joshi, BBC
Libya: secret role played by Britain creating path to the fall of Tripoli -- The Telegraph
The lesson of Libya: Limited intervention can work -- Jason Ukman, Washington Post
Does Libya need blue helmets? -- Mark Goldberg, CNN/UN Dispatch
Helping Libya become a stable, independent nation -- Daniel Serwer, Washington Post
Lessons of the Libyan Endgame -- New York Times
Qaddafi’s Final Hours -- New York Times editorial

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