Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Civil War In Libya -- News Updates September 6, 2011



Rebels Scour Desert For Gaddafi As His Loyalists Reportedly Flee To Niger -- Washington Post

TRIPOLI, Libya — A chaotic and apparently ill-coordinated effort by rebels to track down Moammar Gaddafi is being led by competing factions of military commanders and bounty hunters, as well as Libyan commandos commissioned by civilian leaders.

Libyans involved in the hunt say they are not getting much help from NATO, despite the alliance’s state-of-the-art electronic and aerial surveillance methods. Instead, they are relying on a deluge of human intelligence from informers and witnesses, but seem to be struggling to sift, process and share all the information that is coming in.

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More News On Libya's Civil War

Libyan, Tuareg convoy heads for Niger capital -- Yahoo News/AP
Large Libyan armoured convoy arrives in Niger -- Al Jazeera
Libya convoy enters Niger, Gaddafi not aboard -- Hindustan Times/AFP
Libyan convoy enters Niger, Kadhafi rumoured aboard -- AFP
Libyan Army Convoy in Niger May Be Gaddafi Deal -- New York Times/Reuters
Libyan hunt: Gaddafi hides, bystanders busted -- RT
Gadhafi Has Longstanding Ties to Niger’s Tuareg -- Voice of America
Niger, Burkina Faso join Algeria in offering asylum to Gaddafis -- Washington Post
Gaddafi must face justice - France -- Reuters
Niger: Gaddafi security chief enters capital -- YNet News

Libya: rebels and tribal elders agree peaceful surrender of Bani Walid -- The Telegraph
Libyan Fighters Surround Gadhafi Stronghold -- Voice of America
Talks resume at pro-Gaddafi town of Bani Walid -- Reuters
Optimism in Libya on Talks With Remaining Loyalists -- New York Times
Elders hold talks over Gadhafi stronghold -- Stars and Stripes/AP

In Libya, euphoria mixes with uncertainty -- L.A. Times
Women fear being left out of new regime -- The Australian/The Times
Anti-Qaddafi Forces Hold Suspected Mercenaries From Eastern Europe -- Radio Free Europe
Libyan NTC Probes China, Western Arms to Gaddafi -- New York Times/Reuters
Libya's rebels face tough decisions over move to Tripoli -- The Telegraph
Libya: Gaddafi wife and children holed up in Algerian villa -- The Telegraph

Factbox-Countries That Recognise Libya's NTC -- New York Times/Reuters
Special report: The secret plan to take Tripoli -- Reuters
Has Gaddafi fled to Niger? -- Tristan McConnell, Global Post
Assessing NATO's Mission In Libya -- NPR (Audio)
Helping Libya help itself -- L.A. Times editorial
The Islamic Republic of Libya, Courtesy of U.S.A. -- Michael Tennant, The New American

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