Tag: Gaddafi
UN rights chief warns against killing Gaddafi
The UN human rights chief warned Friday against bounty hunters who may be seeking to kill Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi, saying that all assasinations...
Libyan rebels aim knockout punch at Gaddafi
Hardened fighters streamed Thursday into Tripoli as Libya's rebels sought to deliver a knockout punch to Moamer Gaddafi's diehards and to flush out the...
NATO giving rebels intelligence in Gaddafi hunt
The NATO military alliance is giving intelligence and reconnaissance assistance to Libyan rebels hunting Muammar Gaddafi and his sons, British defence minister Liam Fox...
Gaddafi urges residents to cleanse Tripoli of ‘rats’
Libyan leader Muammer Gaddafi on Wednesday urged residents to cleanse Tripoli of "rats", after rebels overran his compound in the centre of the capital.
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Britain says Gaddafi’s defeat is ‘only a matter of time’
Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi is cornered and his defeat is “only a matter of time”, British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said Tuesday.
Clegg insisted...
Tripoli compound is centre of Gaddafi’s power
The fortified Tripoli compound attacked by Libyan rebels on Tuesday is the seat of Muammar Gaddafi’s political power and the principal base of loyalist...
Tripoli ‘under control’ of Gaddafi forces, son says
Tripoli is "under control" of the regime, a son of Libyan strongman Muammer Gaddafi claimed early Tuesday, after rebels said they had taken most...
Gaddafi iron fist regime at ‘tipping point’: Obama
US President Barack Obama said as momentous scenes unfolded in Tripoli that Muammer Gaddafi's regime had reached a "tipping point" and the Libyan "tyrant"...
Heavy fighting near Gaddafi’s Tripoli residence
The sound of heavy fighting was heard Monday morning near the residence in central Tripoli of embattled Libyan leader Muammer Gaddafi after rebel forces...
Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam arrested
Libyan leader Muammer Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam, for whom the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for crimes against humanity, is in detention, the...
Defiant Gaddafi vows victory as rebels advance
A beleaguered Muammer Gaddafi urged supporters Sunday to "march by the millions" and quash a months-long uprising, as strong explosions rocked Tripoli amid fighting...
Gaddafi defiant, rebels poised to strangle capital
Muammar Gaddafi urged Libyans on Monday to free the country from "traitors", as rebels in the west began to strangle a major lifeline to...
Captured intel officer says Gaddafi still strong
About 70 percent of Libyans in Muammar Gaddafi's main stronghold Tripoli still support him and he is in no danger of falling anytime soon,...
‘Dead’ Gaddafi son shown on Libyan state TV
Khamis, the son of embattled Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi, has been shown on state television just days after rebels battling the regime reported his...
Renewed bloodshed as NATO, Gaddafi accounts collide
In Libya’s civil war, where conflicting accusations collide and dusty farmlands have become a battleground, there was little doubt about the conflict’s human toll,...
Libya rebels battle Gaddafi offensive
Libyan rebels battled to defend their gains in the face of an offensive by troops loyal to Moamer Gaddafi on Monday, holding on to...
Rebel deadline for Gaddafi to step down ‘expires’
A deadline for strongman Moamer Gaddafi to step down and remain in the country has expired, the chief of Libya’s rebel Transitional National...
