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 […]
Family Members Killed as Civilians Flee Libya’s Sirte
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 10:25 am (UTC-5)
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Libya’s Provisional Government Gets Support From Italy
Posted September 30th, 2011 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
Libya’s provisional government leaders have met with Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, who is on his first trip to the country since the fall of Moammar Gadhafi. Frattini arrived in the former Italian colony on Friday on a mission to strengthen ties with the new National Transitional Council . The Associated Press wire service says […]
Libyan Forces Clash in Sirte, US Lawmakers Visit NTC
Posted September 29th, 2011 at 11:12 am (UTC-5)
Intense fighting is under way between Libya’s provisional government fighters and former leader Moammar Gadhafi’s holdouts for control of Mr. Gadhafi’s hometown of Sirte. National Transitional Council fighters say they have gained control of the airport in Sirte. However, clashes between the two sides continue in other parts of the city on Thursday. Meanwhile, Libya’s […]
Sudanese VP Meets with Libya’s Interim Government
Posted September 29th, 2011 at 6:12 am (UTC-5)
Sudanese Vice President Ali Osman Taha is expected to meet Thursday in Tripoli with leaders of Libya’s interim government. It will be the highest level meeting between the two countries since the fall of former leader Moammar Gadhafi. Sudan, whose foreign minister visited Libya in August, is eager to develop positive diplomatic relations with Libya’s […]
Interpol Seeks Help in Arresting Gadhafi Son Saadi
Posted September 29th, 2011 at 5:37 am (UTC-5)
Interpol has issued an international alert calling for help in finding and arresting former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s son Saadi. The international police agency said Thursday it issued a “red notice” at the request of provisional authorities in Libya, where a warrant has been issued for Saadi Gadhafi’s arrest. Interpol says he is wanted in […]
Libyan Provisional Officials Believe Gadhafi Hiding Near Algerian Border
Posted September 28th, 2011 at 7:06 am (UTC-5)
Provisional authority officials in Libya say the military believes former leader Moammar Gadhafi could be hiding in the western town of Ghadamis near the Algerian border. The officials said Wednesday they also believe Mr. Gadhafi is under the protection of ethnic Tuaregs. The former leader once supported a Tuareg rebellion in northern Niger, and hundreds […]
NTC Forces Face Intense Fighting in Gadhafi Stronghold
Posted September 28th, 2011 at 1:40 am (UTC-5)
Intense fighting in the besieged Libyan city of Sirte has kept provisional government fighters from advancing in one of the few remaining strongholds of former leader Moammar Gadhafi’s supporters. National Transitional Authority forces say they have captured the city’s port, but Gadhafi loyalists still control most of Sirte. NATO said Tuesday about 200,000 civilians, mainly […]
Talks Underway on Helping Libyan Civilians Leave Sirte
Posted September 27th, 2011 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
Libya’s provisional government fighters and elders from the tribe of former leader Moammar Gadhafi are trying to negotiate a truce that would allow safe passage for families trying to leave the besieged city of Sirte, Mr. Gadhafi’s hometown. A National Transitional Council commander said Tuesday that the two sides are trying to agree on a […]
Libyans Seeking Truce in Sirte
Posted September 27th, 2011 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
Libya’s provisional government fighters and elders from the tribe of former leader Moammar Gadhafi are trying to negotiate a truce that would allow safe passage for families trying to leave the besieged city of Sirte, Mr. Gadhafi’s hometown. A National Transitional Council commander said Tuesday that the two sides are trying to agree on a […]
Libyan Forces Close in on Sirte; Fleeing Civilians Face Scrutiny
Posted September 27th, 2011 at 5:16 am (UTC-5)
Libyan interim government forces backed by NATO warplanes have tightened their siege on Moammar Gadhafi’s hometown of Sirte, as hundreds of civilians attempted to flee the city through increasingly tense security checkpoints. Anti-Gadhafi troops raced through Sirte’s eastern outskirts Monday while NATO jets bombed loyalist positions for the third consecutive day. NATO said its targets […]
