A senior Libyan Interior Ministry official has flown to the Egyptian capital with nine family members in what appears to be another defection from leader Moammar Gadhafi’s government. Nassr al-Mabrouk Abdullah and his relatives arrived in Cairo early Monday on a private jet from the Tunisian resort island of Djerba. Although Egyptian officials at first […]
Senior Libyan Official, Relatives Fly to Cairo in Apparent Defection
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Libyan Interior Minister, Relatives Fly to Cairo in Apparent Defection
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s interior minister has flown to the Egyptian capital with nine family members in the latest apparent defection from the Libyan government. Egyptian airport officials say Libyan Interior Minister Nassr al-Mabrouk Abdullah and his relatives arrived in Cairo early Monday on a private jet from the Tunisian resort island of Djerba. They […]
Libyan Interior Minister, Relatives Fly to Cairo in Apparent Defection
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 8:45 am (UTC-5)
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s interior minister has flown to the Egyptian capital with nine family members in the latest apparent defection from the Libyan government. Egyptian airport officials say Libyan Interior Minister Nassr al-Mabrouk Abdullah and his relatives arrived in Cairo early Monday on a private jet from the Tunisian resort island of Djerba. They […]
Gadhafi Urges Libyans to Fight NATO
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 9:15 pm (UTC-5)
Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi has urged his people to take up arms “to liberate Libya.” In an audio message broadcast on Libyan television early Monday, Mr. Gadhafi urged Libyans to fight to retake towns held by rebels. Rebels have been pushing closer to the capital Tripoli. On Sunday, they claimed to have seized control of […]
Libyan Rebels Report Gains Near Tripoli
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
Libyan rebels say they have seized control of parts of the strategic city of Zawiya, a claim the Libyan government denies. Rebels say they pushed farther into western districts of the coastal city on Sunday, despite intense clashes with forces loyal to leader Moammar Gadhafi. Zawiya is near a major highway and is just 50 […]
Libyan Forces, Rebels Battle for Control of Strategic City
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
Rebels and forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi are engaged in an intense battle for control of Zawiya, a strategic city located just 50 kilometers west of Tripoli. Rebels said Sunday that they had advanced into the city’s center. But, the Libyan government says Zawiya remains under its control. Zawiya lies on the main […]
Libyan Rebels Are in Zawiya
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
Libyan rebel fighters say they have fought their way into the strategic city of Zawiya. Some rebel fighters have reached the city’s central main square, however, they say snipers and troops loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi remain in the town. Zawiya, located 50 kilometers west of Tripoli, lies on the main highway between Tripoli […]
Libyan Forces, Rebels, Clash in Two Regions
Posted August 13th, 2011 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
Fierce clashes have erupted on two fronts between forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and rebels who have been trying to advance toward Tripoli. Rebels initially said on Saturday that they had seized the town of Gharyan, which is located about 100 kilometers from the capital. Later in the day, the Associated Press quoted […]
Fresh Clashes in Western Libya
Posted August 13th, 2011 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
Libyan rebels say they have pushed closer to Tripoli by advancing on a town in a western mountainous region. Rebels initially said on Saturday that they had seized the town of Gharyan, following clashes with forces loyal to leader Moammar Gadhafi. Later in the day, the Associated Press quoted an opposition fighter as saying renewed […]
Libya Cracks Down on Use of Satellite Phones
Posted August 12th, 2011 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
The government of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is threatening to execute citizens caught using satellite phones without official authorization. State-run media reports say the crackdown is intended to keep citizens from using the phones to aid NATO. The alliance has been targeting government positions in a bombing campaign over Libya. The JANA news agency quotes […]
