Battle for Tripoli
Live coverage of the Libyan unrest threatening Muammar Gaddafi's rule
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Unbelievable: #Saif Gaddafi singing in private party. سيف الاسلام يغني في حفلة خاصة. عااااار www.youtube.com #libya via @OmarAlmoktarby dovenews via twitter 8/26/2011 12:53:29 AM -
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Hunted in Tripoli, Gaddafi hurls defiance
By Peter Graff and Ulf Laessing
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Fugitive strongman Muammar Gaddafi taunted his Libyan enemies and their Western backers from his hiding place as NATO targeted his hometown and rebels announced a move to govern the country from Tripoli.
Rumors of Gaddafi or his sons being cornered, even sighted, swirled among excitable rebel fighters engaged in heavy machinegun and rocket exchanges. But even after his compound was overrun on Tuesday, hopes of a swift end to six months of war were still being frustrated by fierce rearguard actions.
Western powers demanded Gaddafi's surrender and worked to help the opposition start developing the trappings of government and bureaucracy lacking in the oil-producing state that has been ruled by an eccentric personality cult for the past 42 years.
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Documents show Gaddafi tried to halt NATO: report
The Gaddafi government carried out a lobbying operation to try to stop NATO's bombardment of Libya, Britain's Guardian newspaper reported on Friday, citing secret documents seen by the newspaper.
The newspaper said the documents in Tripoli showed Libya's rulers believed NATO forces were likely to launch a full-scale invasion in "either late September or October."
It said the documents also showed that Tripoli approached key international opinion formers in the United States, including U.S. President Barack Obama.
Since NATO took command of air strikes on Libya on March 31, its aircraft have conducted more than 20,000 sorties including 7,635 strike sorties, the organization said on Thursday.
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Libyan rebels announce a move to govern the country from Tripoli as they battle pockets of loyalists in their hunt for fugitive strongman Muammar Gaddafi, who taunted them from his hiding place.
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eastern rebels want their place in history too. my latest tinyurl.com via @Telegraph #libya #sirteby robcrilly via twitter 8/26/2011 6:39:23 AM -
AJA: NTC Executive Council has relocated to #Tripoli. Abdujalil not yet, awaiting more security in city #Libyaby feb17voices via twitter 8/26/2011 7:09:45 AM -
Dictator chic: gold, murals, objects in their image tinyurl.comby robcrilly via twitter 8/26/2011 7:26:50 AM
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Not heading to Ras Lanuf today. Rebels will be stuck there for a day or two, I'd say, as they reinforce. Meetings in Benghazi insteadby robcrilly via twitter 8/26/2011 7:34:11 AM
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Popped back to #rixos yesterday to get my stuff. Won't be staying there again!by Matthew Chance via twitter 8/26/2011 7:39:15 AM -
Took 10 hour drive out of #Libya thru Western Mountains. Graffiti on roadside read "Thank you USA, France and England"by Matthew Chance via twitter 8/26/2011 7:44:18 AM
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Now holed up in Tunisia hotel with many former #rixos inmates. I left them about 0100 still feasting. Just couldn't take pace.by Matthew Chance via twitter 8/26/2011 7:51:13 AM
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Slightly frustrating for journalists in Benghazi as NTC begins its move to Tripoli. And it's a Friday. Think it will be a long dayby robcrilly via twitter 8/26/2011 8:01:13 AM
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@Jason: could you post a link?
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Sounds like NTC move to Tripoli is rather cosmetic at the moment. They have tent in the Nafusa mountains. Commute in for meetingsby robcrilly via twitter 8/26/2011 12:55:48 PM
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Can't say I blame them, mindby robcrilly via twitter 8/26/2011 1:03:25 PM
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Algeria's foreign ministry has denied that it iss linking recognition the rebel National Transitional Council (NTC) to a commitment from the council to crack down on Islamist militants.
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A little more on those comments about the AU:
The African Union will not explicitly recognise Libya's national transitional council (NTC), two Western diplomats say.
"The AU peace and security council is weighted with countries who have backed (Libyan leader Muammar) Gaddafi in the past or owe him favours. They will not recognise the NTC," one senior Western diplomat with knowledge of negotiations in a closed-door heads of state summit. A second diplomat confirmed the statement. -
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The African Union will not explicitly recognise Libya's NTC. Perhaps No blank cheques or free cash offered by NTC. All Good #NoBigDealby dovenews via twitter 8/26/2011 1:39:44 PM
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Reports of NATO strike on Gaddafi's bunker in #Sirte. #Libyaby dovenews via twitter 8/26/2011 1:45:09 PM
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CNN about to run video of inside Gadhafi's tunnels.by Sara Sidner via twitter 8/26/2011 2:00:44 PM -
Here are our latest developments from Libya www.reuters.com
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Tripoli prays for peace as rebels hunt Gaddafi www.reuters.com
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British Tornado jets fired cruise missiles at a bunker in Gaddafi's home town of Sirte www.reuters.com
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Hearing that Gaddafi forces have been trying to disrupt Tripoli water supplies (and I hope nothing more sinister besides) #libyaby robcrilly via twitter 8/26/2011 5:01:18 PM
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LPC Regime forces still present in #Zalla, desert city in middle of 4-5 oil fields. (Via contact). #Libyaby feb17voices via twitter 8/26/2011 5:26:22 PM
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#FF drove soldiers loyal 2 Gaddafi from the #Ras #Jdir bordr post wth Tunisia on Fri aftr nightfall & hoistd the indp flag, 2 witnesses saidby dovenews via twitter 8/26/2011 8:07:51 PM
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LPC #Tripoli: Shortages of supplies reported in some elder care facilities, orphanages.#Libyaby feb17voices via twitter 8/26/2011 8:19:20 PM
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LPC #Tripoli: report of shortages at the Dar El-Wafa Home for the Elderly, Dawa islamia St. #Libyaby feb17voices via twitter 8/26/2011 8:19:49 PM
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LPC #Tripoli: Shortages of food, medecine also reported at the Orphanage for the Abu Hrieda District. #Libyaby feb17voices via twitter 8/26/2011 8:20:02 PM
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Was getting 1.55 dinars to the dollar. Then US says it is releasing $1.5bn in frozen Libyan assets. Now 1.29 dinars. Economics in actionby robcrilly via twitter 8/26/2011 8:30:42 PM
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AJA Live: Abdulhakim Belhaj (Tripoli Battalion) in press conference #Libyaby feb17voices via twitter 8/26/2011 8:55:27 PM
UAE's Israel deal met with Arab dismay but quiet welcome in Gulf
JERUSALEM From cries of "betrayal" to fears about "falling dominoes", the deal making the United Arab Emirates the third Arab state to forge ties with Israel stirred anger and dismay around the Middle East, but a cautious welcome from the UAE's Gulf allies.