Libya’s provisional authorities have announced a Saturday deadline for forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi in his hometown of Sirte to surrender. National Transitional Council leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil said his forces will begin military action in Sirte if pro-Gadhafi troops do not complete negotiations and surrender by Saturday – one day after the end of […]
Libya’s Anti-Gadhafi Forces Set Deadline For Loyalist Surrender
Libya’s Anti-Gadhafi Forces Set Deadline For Loyalist Surrender
Libya’s provisional authorities have announced a four-day deadline for forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi in his hometown of Sirte to surrender. National Transitional Council leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil said his forces will initiate military action in Sirte if pro-Gadhafi troops do not complete negotiations and surrender by Saturday – one day after the end of […]
Libya’s Rebels Give Deadline to Gadhafi Forces
Libya’s opposition National Transitional Council has announced a deadline for forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi in his hometown of Sirte to surrender. NTC leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil said Tuesday in the rebel-stronghold of Benghazi that rebels will resort to military action in Sirte if they get no indication by Saturday of a peaceful end to […]
Libya’s Rebels Give Deadline to Gadhafi Forces
Libya’s opposition Transitional National Council has announced a deadline for forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi in his hometown of Sirte to surrender. TNC leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil said Tuesday in the rebel-stronghold of Benghazi that rebels will resort to military action in Sirte if they get no indication by Saturday of a peaceful end to […]
Zimbabwe Expels Libyan Ambassador
Zimbabwe has given Libya’s ambassador to Harare 72 hours to leave the country. Zimbabwe’s Foreign Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi said Tuesday the decision was made after the Libyan embassy declared its allegiance to Libya’s Transitional National Council. Last week during a protest, Ambassador Taher Elmagrahi and embassy staff members burned the flag used by Libyan leader […]
Iran Reaches out to Libya’s TNC
Iran is making overtures to Libya’s rebels, announcing its first formal contact with Libya’s opposition Transitional National Council . According to a foreign ministry statement Tuesday, Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi discussed bilateral relations and “issues of mutual interest” with TNC leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil. The statement says Jalil also called for the promotion of […]
Libya’s Rebels Give 4-Day Ultimatum to Gadhafi Forces
Libya’s opposition Transitional National Council has announced a four-day deadline for forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi in his hometown of Sirte to surrender. TNC leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil said Tuesday in the rebel-stronghold of Benghazi that rebels will resort to military action in Sirte if they get no indication by Saturday of a peaceful end […]
Libya’s Rebels Give 4-Day Ultimatum to Gadhafi Forces
Libya’s opposition Transitional National Council has announced a four-day deadline for forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi in his hometown of Sirte to surrender. TNC leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil said Tuesday in the rebel-stronghold of Benghazi that rebels will resort to military action in Sirte if they get no indication by Saturday of a peaceful end […]
Gadhafi’s Wife, 3 Children Flee to Algeria
Rebel leaders in Libya have demanded authorities in Algeria extradite Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s wife and three of his children, after the group entered Algeria early Monday. The Algerian Foreign Ministry announced that Mr. Gadhafi’s wife Safiya, daughter Aisha, and two of his sons, Mohammad and Hannibal, had all crossed into the country by car. […]
Gadhafi’s Wife, 3 Children Flee to Algeria
Rebel leaders in Libya have demanded authorities in Algeria extradite Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s wife and three of his children, after the group entered Algeria early Monday. The Algerian Foreign Ministry announced that Mr. Gadhafi’s wife Safiya, daughter Aisha, and two of his sons, Mohammad and Hannibal, had all crossed into the country by car. […]