Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Civil War Fears Rise In Libya

Captured: Photos, reportedly taken in Bani Walid, show the flags that represent the presence of supporters of the ousted regime

Gaddafi's Green Flag Raised In Libyan Town After Bloody Uprising... As Civil War Fears Rise -- Daily Mail

* Bani Walid now under control of Gaddafi loyalists
* Four dead and 25 wounded in violent battles

Libya's ramshackle government lost control of a former Gaddafi stronghold today after locals staged an armed uprising.

Forces loyal to ousted, and now dead, leader Muammar Gaddafi seized control of Bani Walid and then raised in celebration the deposed regime's green flag on hundreds of buildings.

The re-taking of the town, which saw elders driven out in a lengthy bloody gunbattle which killed four people and left 25 others wounded, raises the spectre that the country will descend into civil war.

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More News On Fears Of A Return To Civil War In Libya

Moammar Gadhafi Loyalists Seize Libyan Town -- ABC News/AP
Libya: Competing claims over Bani Walid fighting -- BBC
Muammar Qaddafi loyalists seize Libyan town -- Christian Science Monitor
Former Gaddafi stronghold revolts against Tripoli -- Reuters
Gaddafi loyalists take back Bani Walid -- The Guardian
Gadhafi loyalists attack former regime stronghold and revolutionary city, killing 7 fighters -- Washington Post/AP
Libya says will strike back if Kadhafi men behind unrest -- AFP
Violence raises Libya stability concerns -- Financial Times

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