Thursday, August 25, 2011

Civil War In Libya -- News Updates August 25, 2011



Purported Gadhafi Message: Don't 'Surrender' Tripoli -- CNN

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Another purported audio message from Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi surfaced Thursday, with the speaker exhorting his followers to fight back and not "surrender Tripoli."

"Tripoli is for you, men and women. Go out, go out and free Tripoli. Destroy them wherever they are, fight them. Let the crowds from everywhere march to Tripoli," the speaker said.

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More News On Libya's Civil War

Full coverage of the war in Libya -- Yahoo News Roundup
Full coverage -- The Telegraph
Libya: Live blog -- Al Jazeera
Latest Updates on the War in Libya -- The Lede
Libya: the fall of Tripoli - live updates -- The Guardian
Battle for Tripoli: Live Updates -- BBC
Roundup: Libyan rebels target remaining strongholds -- CNN

Loyalist Fighters Dig In as Libya Rebels Set Bounty -- Wall Street Journal
Libyans hunt Gaddafi in Tripoli battles -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Inside Gaddafi's secret tunnels: Rebels break into labyrinth for the first time as they claim to have leader and sons cornered -- Daily Mail
Gadhafi Forces, Rebels Clash in Tripoli -- Voice of America
Intense battles erupt near Gadhafi seized compound -- AP
Libyan rebels prepare for 'final phase' in Tripoli battle -- Christian Science Monitor
Libya: the battle in the east rages on as Gaddafi holdouts fight back -- The Telegraph
As fighting persists in Libya, Kadafi remains at large -- L.A. Times
New Kadafi radio statement airs -- L.A. Times
Gadhafi calls on loyalists to 'fight and kill' rebels -- Globe And Mail
Gaddafi's forces rally after call to rid Tripoli of 'traitors' -- The Telegraph
Libyan Rebels Continue Holding Tripoli -- Voice of America
Rebels tighten their hold on Libyan capital -- Washington Times

U.S., Allies Join Manhunt for Gadhafi -- Wall Street Journal
NATO forces assist hunt for Kadafi -- L.A. Times
Britain's SAS leads hunt for Gaddafi -- Sydney Morning Herald
Pentagon: US, NATO not in manhunt for Gadhafi -- AP

Libya: rebels' backers prepare to free up $100bn of frozen funds -- The Guardian
Libya: £61 billion in assets to be unfrozen -- The Telegraph
'Die, Gadhafi': Libya's Embassies Abroad Defect -- New York Times/AP
Factbox: Defections from Gaddafi's Libya -- Reuters
Libya: leaders promise elections next year -- The Telegraph
The rebellion’s leaders: Good intentions, fragile legitimacy -- The Economist
Burkina Faso Offers Gaddafi Exile -- New York Times/Reuters
Rebels find Gadhafi’s stash of photos of Condi Rice. He once called her ‘my darling black African woman’ -- The Envoy/Yahoo News

Commentaries, Opinions, Editorials, And Analysis

Factbox: Libya's tribal, cultural divisions -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Analysis: Lingering Gaddafi Networks Pose Threat -- New York Times/Reuters
What we’ve learned in Libya -- Jim Hoagland, Washington Post
Qaddafi Leaves Behind Little to Guide Libya in His Absence -- Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times
Libya rebels, backers planned early to avoid a Baghdad repeat -- Joby Warrick and Karen DeYoung, Seattle Times/The Washington Post
Libyan Rebels and NATO Target Gaddafi's Hometown, but How Long Can Muammar Hide Out? -- Vivienne Walt, Time
Can the ICC successfully try Qaddafi? -- Scott Baldauf, Christian Science Monitor
What Should The U.S. Do Next In Libya? -- Alan Greenblatt, NPR
When Libya Grew Wings -- Khaled Darwish, New York Times
Q&A: Gadhafi's options, future scenarios and more -- Tim Lister, CNN
What's the deal with the new Libyan flag? -- Eoin O'Carroll, CSMonitor.com
The birth of free Libya -- The Economist

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