NATO’s top official has arrived in Tripoli for talks with Libyan authorities on the final day of the alliance’s seven-month bombing campaign that helped the former rebels drive Moammar Gadhafi from power. Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen is holding talks Monday with Libya’s National Transitional Council, including chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil. His visit marks the first […]
NATO Chief in Libya as 7-Month Mission Ends
Posted October 31st, 2011 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
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NATO Set to End Libya Mission
Posted October 31st, 2011 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
NATO is set to end its mission in Libya Monday after a seven-month air campaign to protect civilians under a U.N. Security Council mandate. The alliance formally decided to halt the mission after the U.N. canceled the mandate last week, though Libya’s transitional leaders had urged NATO to continue until the end of the year […]
ICC: Mercenaries Trying to Help Gadhafi’s Son Flee
Posted October 29th, 2011 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
The International Criminal Court says intermediaries have been in touch with a fugitive son of the late Libyan leader, Moammar Gadhafi, to discuss a possible surrender so he can face trial. ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo also said Saturday the court has learned that mercenaries are trying to help Seif al-Islam Gadhafi flee to an African […]
Fugitive Son of Libya’s Gadhafi Discusses Possible Surrender
Posted October 29th, 2011 at 12:20 am (UTC-5)
Informal talks are underway between a fugitive son of the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and the International Criminal Court . Seif al-Islam Gadhafi is wanted by the ICC for alleged crimes against humanity. He is accused of killing civilian protesters during the uprising against his father’s regime. ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo says intermediaries have […]
NATO Votes to End Libya Mission Next Week
Posted October 28th, 2011 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
NATO is ending its seven-month-old mission in Libya. NATO ministers approved a resolution Friday that will terminate the air campaign next week. The decision comes a day after the U.N. Security Council voted to cancel its mandate that established the mission. In its Friday vote, NATO formalized a preliminary decision to end its Libya mission […]
NATO Votes to End Libya Mission
Posted October 28th, 2011 at 7:10 am (UTC-5)
NATO is ending its seven-month-old mission in Libya. NATO ministers meeting on Brussels, Friday, approved a resolution that will terminate the air campaign next week. The decision comes a day after the U.N. Security Council voted to cancel its mandate that established the mission. In its Friday vote, NATO formalized a preliminary decision, reached a […]
NATO to End Libya Mission
Posted October 28th, 2011 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
NATO ministers are meeting in Brussels, on Friday, where they are expected to announce plans to end the seven-month-old operation in Libya. The meeting comes a day after the U.N. Security Council voted to cancel its mandate that established the mission. NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the alliance will formalize a preliminary decision, reached […]
UN Security Council Votes to End NATO Libya Mission
Posted October 27th, 2011 at 10:00 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to lift the no-fly zone over Libya at the end of this month, a move that will simultaneously terminate the mandate for NATO’s mission in the North African country. The 15-member council said the mandate will end at one minute to midnight local time on October 31. […]
UN Security Council Votes to End NATO’s Libya Mission
Posted October 27th, 2011 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to end the mandate for NATO’s mission in Libya, despite calls from Libyan officials for the mission to be extended. The 15-member council on Thursday said the mandate will terminate at the end of October 31 . Seven months ago, the Security Council authorized NATO to enforce a […]
Officials: Gadhafi’s Intelligence Chief in Mali
Posted October 27th, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
Officials in Niger say Moammar Gadhafi’s intelligence chief, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, is now in the west African nation of Mali. The officials, who did not want to be identified, say Abdullah al-Senussi passed through Niger and into the Malian desert with the help of ethnic Tuaregs, who were mostly supportive […]
