Libyans poured out of Moammar Gadhafi’s besieged hometown of Sirte Tuesday, after three weeks of brutal shelling and gunbattles finally forced them to flee through hostile interim government checkpoints. Cars piled high with possessions and carrying terrified, hungry families crawled out of the strategic coastal city to have their belongings searched and identities checked by […]
Libya’s NTC Pushing For Complete Control of Sirte
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
Libyan interim government fighters have launched what they say is the “final assault” on Sirte, one of the few remaining strongholds of former leader Moammar Gadhafi. Residents are pouring out of the the coastal town as National Transitional Government fighters push into neighborhoods. On Monday, NTC forces seized new territory in and around Sirte. The […]
Libya’s NTC Launches ‘Final Assasult’ on Sirte, Pledges New Interim Govt.
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 12:40 am (UTC-5)
Libyan interim government fighters have launched what they say is the “final assault” on the loyalist stronghold of Sirte, as officials pledged to appoint a new transitional government soon after the strategic coastal city is captured. National Transitional Council forces seized new territory in and around Sirte on Monday. The gains included the nearby small […]
Libya’s NTC Launches ‘Final Assasult’ on Sirte, Pledges New Interim Govt.
Posted October 3rd, 2011 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
Libyan interim government forces have launched what they are calling the “final assault” on the loyalist stronghold of Sirte, while pledging to appoint a new transitional government soon after the strategic coastal city is captured. National Transitional Council fighters seized new territory in and around Sirte on Monday, including the nearby small town of Qasr […]
Libya’s Interim Prime Minister Plans to Leave Post
Posted October 3rd, 2011 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
Libya’s interim prime minister says he will leave his post once Moammar Gadhafi’s hometown is captured, as the National Transitional Council reshuffles its cabinet. NTC head Mustafa Abdel Jalil told reporters in Benghazi Monday that the Council has made some Cabinet changes and will reveal them soon. Meanwhile, interim prime minister Mahmoud Jabril said Monday […]
IOM Evacuates Migrants Stranded in Libya
Posted October 3rd, 2011 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
The International Organization for Migration says it has begun evacuating more than 1,200 African migrants from the Libyan town of Sabha, one of former leader Moammar Gadhafi’s longtime strongholds. The IOM said in a statement Monday the migrants left on a convoy of 15 trucks that is expected take about a week to reach the […]
Saadi Gadhafi Denies Interpol Allegations
Posted October 3rd, 2011 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
Former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s son, Saadi, has denied allegations detailed by Interpol last week that he engaged in “armed intimidation” when he headed Libya’s football federation. He said Sunday he “strenuously” denies the charges, along with allegations that he misappropriated property. Interpol issued an international alert last week to help find and arrest Saadi […]
Dire Conditions in Libya Siege City Hospital
Posted October 2nd, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
Residents of the besieged Libyan city of Sirte say people wounded in fighting are dying in the main local hospital because of a shortage of fuel, oxygen and other supplies. Hundreds of residents drove out of Sirte on Sunday, fleeing weeks of fighting between provisional government forces surrounding the city and loyalists of deposed Libyan […]
Dire Conditions in Libya Siege City Hospital
Posted October 2nd, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
Residents of the besieged Libyan city of Sirte say people wounded in fighting are dying in the main local hospital because of a shortage of fuel, oxygen and other supplies. Hundreds of residents drove out of Sirte on Sunday, fleeing weeks of fighting between provisional government forces surrounding the city and loyalists of deposed Libyan […]
Family Members Killed as Civilians Flee Libya’s Sirte
Posted October 2nd, 2011 at 1:35 am (UTC-5)
Shelling has killed at least three members of a family, including a child, near the Libyan town of Sirte where civilians are trying to flee heavy fighting between provisional government forces and Moammar Gadhafi’s loyalists. Medical officials say the family’s vehicle was struck Saturday as it was stopped in traffic while driving out of the […]
