Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Civil War In Libya -- News Updates September 7, 2011



Libyan Fighters Say Gaddafi 'Surrounded' -- Al Jazeera

Military council official says toppled leader trapped within 60km radius and will be captured or killed soon.

Libyan fighters are claiming to have surrounded Muammar Gaddafi within a 60km radius and insist it is matter of time before the toppled leader is captured or killed.

Anis Sharif, a spokesman for Tripoli's new military council, however would not say where exactly Gaddafi had been found.

But amid the continuing hunt for the fugitive leader and his sons, he said Gaddafi had been tracked using high technology and human intelligence. "He can't get out," he said on Wednesday.

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More News On Libya's Civil War

Libya crisis -- BBC News
Libya: hunt for Gaddafi - live updates -- The Guardian
Libya live: latest developments after Gaddafi downfall -- The Telegraph

Libya: asylum talks begin as Gaddafi loyalists flee across border -- The Telegraph
Libyan fighters say Gadhafi surrounded -- Yahoo News/AP
Kadhafi 'in Libya' as aides seek refuge in Niger -- Yahoo News/AFP
Gaddafi stays in Libya as officials flee -- ABC News (Australia)
Libyan rebels, trying to block escape routes, say they believe Gaddafi is surrounded -- Washington Post
Qaddafi surrounded, Libya fighters say -- CBS/AP
'Fierce battle' looming for Kadhafi bastion -- Yahoo News/AFP
Libya Fighters, NATO Focus on Gadhafi Strongholds -- Voice of America
Peaceful handover sought in Libya as Gaddafi remains on the run -- Xinhuanet
Rebels poised as Gadhafi loyalists desert Libya -- USA Today
Near a Libyan Holdout Town, a Waiting Game -- New York Times
Libya rebels says ready to take over Bani Walid -- Xinhuanet

Niger's north, desert bolt-hole for Libya's losers -- Yahoo News/Reuters
At Least a Dozen Libyan Officials Flee to Niger -- New York Times
Gadhafi Loyalists Flee in Convoy to Niger -- Voice of America
Gadhafi backers in Niger, rebels say -- Washington Times
Kadafi loyalists fled to Niger by convoy, U.S. affirms -- L.A. Times
Niger: Only 1 major Libyan figure in country -- AP
Libya conflict: Niger border 'cannot be closed' -- BBC
Obama calls on Libya’s neighbors to arrest fleeing Gaddafi loyalists -- Washington Post

Aid Group: African Migrants Trapped in Libyan Town -- Voice of America
Libya’s Weapons Problem
Itching to Avoid a Fight: The Slow-Motion Struggle for a Gaddafi Stronghold -- Abigail Hauslohner, Time

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