Monday, August 29, 2011

Civil War In Libya -- News Updates August 29, 2011



Libyan Rebels Press On In Sirte, Sabha -- CNN

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Rebel fighters gave loyalists in Moammar Gadhafi's hometown a Monday deadline to disarm or face "liberation," but "mercenaries" posed roadblocks for the rebel forces in a regime stronghold farther south, opposition members said.

Thousands of rebels gathered Sunday on the outskirts of the fallen dictator's birthplace of Sirte, even as one of Gadhafi's sons offered to negotiate an end to the months-long war.

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More News on Libya's Civil War

Yahoo News Libya Roundup -- Yahoo News
Libya Crisis: Updates -- BBC
Libya live -- The Telegraph
Libya: rebels surround Gaddafi's Sirte stronghold - live updates -- The Guardian
Libya Live Blog -- Al Jazeera

Libyan rebels continue advance on Sirte -- Financial Times
Rebels close in on Gaddafi's home town -- Sydney Morning Herald
Libyan Rebels Advance on Sirte Amid Protests Over Appointments -- SFGate/Bloomberg
Libyan Rebels Move Closer to Sirte -- Voice of America
Rebels target Gaddafi's last stronghold after nearing Tripoli victory -- Independent
Libyan rebels mass for assault on Sirte -- Al Jazeera
Gaddafi's Foes Advance on His Hometown -- New York Times/AP

Libyan rebels ask NATO to keep up pressure -- AP
Anti-Gadhafi group urges NATO to stay in Libya fight -- CBC
NATO admits UK and France may have troops in Libya -- RIA Novosti

Libya's interim government strengthens grip, says Khamis Qaddafi may be dead -- Christian Science Monitor
Local Libyan rebel councils pursue regime ‘collaborators’ -- Washington Post
In Libya, bastions of Kadafi loyalists remain -- L.A. Times

Libyan rebels free 11,000 prisoners … but 50,000 still missing amid chilling tales of atrocities -- Daily Mail
Evidence emerges of Gaddafi's bloody revenge in final hours of war -- The Guardian
Libya rebels fear for Gaddafi prisoners -- BBC
Gadhafi Forces Killed Detainees, Survivors Say -- New York Times/AP
Charred bodies, nanny's scars left behind by fleeing Gadhafis -- CNN
In Libya, many prisoners remain unaccounted for -- Washington Post

Enigmatic in Power, Qaddafi Is Elusive at Large -- New York Times
Anger builds among Gaddafi loyalists in Tripoli -- National Post

Libya will reassess currency: rebel central bank governor -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Libya's oil towns struggle to get back to work -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Libya Plans to Ship Crude From Tobruk -- New York Times
Libyan rebels, international community divided over frozen Gadhafi funds -- Deutsche Welle

Libya may be in America's vital interest after all -- Shadi Hamid, CNN
Analysis: Who Will Lead Libya After Gaddafi? -- SKY
While Gaddafi is free, Libya cannot move on -- Telegraph editorial
Rebels lack cohesion to rebuild Libya -- Scott Taylor, Chronicle Herald

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