Friday, August 26, 2011

Civil War In Libya -- News Updates August 26, 2011



The Rise And Fall Of Libyan Leader Moammar Gaddafi -- Washington Post

The fall of Moammar Gaddafi ends the rule of one of the most mercurial and menacing figures in recent history — the “mad dog” sponsor of international terrorism who allied himself with the George W. Bush administration’s war on terror; the pan-Arabist who at one time or another alienated nearly all of his Arab brethren; and the self-styled revolutionary philosopher who, in the end, was just another violent dictator clinging to power.

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More News On Libya's Civil War

Full coverage of the war in Libya -- Yahoo News Roundup
Full Coverage of Libya's Civil War -- Yahoo News/Daily Beast
Full coverage -- The Telegraph
Libya: Live blog -- Al Jazeera
Battle for Tripoli: Live Updates -- BBC
Libya news updates: African Union will not recognize the Transitional National Council -- Washington Post

NATO attacks pro-Gadhafi forces near Sirte -- Yahoo News/AP
NATO Hits Bunker in Libyan Leader’s Hometown -- Voice of America
Libyan rebels fight pockets of resistance, continue hunt for Gaddafi -- Washington Post
Libyan Rebels Call in NATO to Stop Qaddafi Counteroffensive as Fighting Rages -- FOX News
Libya rebels push on, bodies pile up -- CBS/AP
Kadafi remains elusive, defiant as fighting continues in Tripoli -- L.A. Times
Libya restive amid loyalist shelling, UK warplane strikes -- CNN
Libya: rebels surround apartment block 'hiding' Col Gaddafi -- The Telegraph

Libya's rebels to govern from Tripoli -- Al Jazeera
Libya's rebels struggle to control Tripoli -- Christian Science Monitor
Rebels Urged to Secure Country -- Al Arabiya
Libya's new rulers confront perilous transition -- Reuters
Tribal divisions may test new Libya government -- Yahoo News/Christian Science Monitor
Libya rebels eye transitional council warily but hopefully -- L.A. Times

Inside a Libyan Hospital, Proof of a Revolt’s Costs -- New York Times
Col Gaddafi feared full US invasion -- The Telegraph
Amnesty: Both Sides in Libya Mistreating Prisoners -- New York Times/AP
Libya conflict: UN urges restraint amid 'abuse' reports -- BBC
SA president: AU will not recognize Libya rebels -- Yahoo News/AP
Documents Show Gaddafi Tried to Halt NATO: Report -- New York Times/Reuters
NATO has 'played a decisive role' in Libya -- Deutsche Welle
U.S. role made the difference in Libya -- Keith Ellison, Special to CNN

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Moammar Gadhafi's inner 'I' -- Karrold M. Post, Kansas City/L.A. Times
Will a post-Gadhafi Libya look like Iraq? -- Jim Maceda, MSNBC
I witnessed Tripoli's liberation, but the Libyan revolution is not over yet -- Moez Zeiton, The Guardian
Lessons from the "splendid little war" in Libya -- Jeff Lightfoot, CNN/New Atlanticist
Libya: A modest win for liberal internationalism -- The Economist
Zakaria: How Iraq's lessons paid off in Libya -- CNN
Tripoli, the Morning After -- Khaled Darwish, New York Times
Is the bar set too high for Libya? -- Leslie Campbell, Washington Post
Rebuilding Libya - the task ahead -- Stefan Wolff, BBC
Libya is not an advertisement for intervention -- Simon Jenkins, The Guardian

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