Embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is the Arab world’s longest-serving head of state, in power since 1969 when he deposed the nation’s king in a military coup. Colonel Gadhafi gained a reputation as an eccentric, donning flowing robes and animal skins and surrounding himself with all female bodyguards. Labeled the “mad dog of the Middle […]
Libyan Leader’s 42-Year Reign Marked by Controversy
Posted August 19th, 2011 at 4:00 am (UTC-5)
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Blasts Rock Libyan Captial as Rebel Gains Continue
Posted August 18th, 2011 at 10:40 pm (UTC-5)
At least seven loud explosions rocked the Libyan capital, Tripoli, early Friday as bombs fell in the vicinity of leader Moammar Gadhafi’s main compound and several areas in the west of the city. Opposition forces are now closing in on the capital from the west and the south, while NATO controls the seas to the […]
Israeli Air Strikes Hit Gaza After Attack Near Sinai
Posted August 18th, 2011 at 9:50 pm (UTC-5)
Israeli fighter jets have bombed the Gaza Strip, killing a teenager and wounding at least five others in further retaliation for attacks along the Egyptian border in which eight Israelis were killed and 40 wounded. Palestinian officials and residents say three blasts shook Gaza early Friday, including one that killed a 13-year-old boy. The Israeli […]
US, Allies Urge Syria’s Assad to Leave Power
Posted August 18th, 2011 at 9:20 pm (UTC-5)
The United States and its European allies have called on Syria’s leader to step down. And U.S. President Barack Obama accused him of “torturing and slaughtering” his own people in what U.N. officials say could be crimes against humanity. Mr. Obama released a statement Thursday saying the time had come for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad […]
Israel Retaliates Following Attacks Near Sinai
Posted August 18th, 2011 at 7:50 pm (UTC-5)
Israeli forces have killed at least 10 Palestinian militants in separate attacks after blaming them for a series of coordinated raids along the Israeli-Egyptian border that killed eight people and wounded 40 more. Israeli troops shot five gunmen along the border, and Egyptian soldiers reportedly killed two more, but most of the attackers escaped. An […]
Turkish Planes Again Bomb Kurdish Rebels in Iraq
Posted August 18th, 2011 at 6:06 pm (UTC-5)
Turkish warplanes have attacked separatist Kurdistan Workers’ Party positions in northern Iraq for the second straight night. The latest strikes, carried out late Thursday, again targeted areas in Iraq’s Kandil region near the Iranian border. PKK forces use the mountains of northern Iraq as a sanctuary to launch attacks in southeastern Turkey. Ankara launched the […]
Israel Retaliates Following Attacks Near Sinai
Posted August 18th, 2011 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
Israel carried out airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip late Thursday after blaming Gaza militants for a series of deadly attacks in southern Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a televised address, warned that anyone who attacks Israel will pay a “very heavy price.” The Israeli airstrikes are reported to have killed six people, […]
Libyan Rebels Claim Control of Key Refinery
Posted August 18th, 2011 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
Libyan rebels say they have taken control of a strategic oil refinery west of Tripoli and seized a nearby town. Rebels said Thursday that they had gained control of the refinery in Zawiya, a town about 50 kilometers west of the capital. Residents say opposition forces control most of the town. The government denies the […]
Israel Retaliates for Deadly Attacks Near Sinai
Posted August 18th, 2011 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
Israeli jets attacked the southern Gaza Strip Thursday after the government blamed Gaza militants for a series of deadly raids in southern Israel. Israeli military officials say at least five people were killed in the airstrike. The Reuters news agency says the dead included a chief of the Popular Resistance Committee, an armed Palestinian faction. […]
Western Powers Urge Syria’s Assad to Leave
Posted August 18th, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
The United States, European Union and other world powers are calling for the resignation of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad because of his deadly crackdown on political protesters. U.S. President Barack Obama released a statement Thursday saying the time had come for Mr. Assad to “step aside.” He also issued an executive order announcing “unprecedented sanctions” […]
