Tag: Libyan
Libyan rebels demand return of Gaddafi family
Libya's rebels were on Tuesday seeking the return from Algeria of Moamer Gaddafi's wife and three children while stepping up the hunt for the...
Libyan rebels fight to restore services
Libyan rebels embarked on the job of getting the capital up and running again Saturday, while keeping up the battle against Moamer Gaddafi's forces...
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...
Libyan contact group to meet in Paris next week
France welcomed the apparent defeat of Moamer Gaddafi's regime in Tripoli on Monday and said it would host a summit of the international "contract...
Libyan rebels claim advances around Zliten
Libyan rebels on Friday claimed advances around the western town of Zliten, saying they had gained ground and inflicted losses on the forces of...
Libyan forces fire Scud missile, says US official
Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi fired a Scud missile for the first time in the country's civil war, a US defence official said, after...
Libyan rebels advance on Zawiyah, battle in Brega
Rebels in western Libya advanced north to within 25 km (15 miles) of the coastal city of Zawiyah on Saturday after a six-hour battle...
‘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...
Libyan rebels report town under siege
Residents of a small Libyan town, just 100 kilometres (60 miles) from Tripoli, who took up arms against Moamer Gaddafi's regime were said to...
Seized oil tanker docks in Libyan rebel capital
An oil tanker laden with tonnes of petrol steamed into the port of Benghazi on Thursday, with rebels on board claiming they seized the...
Libyan rebels say military chief killed
Libya's rebels said their military commander was shot dead in an incident that remained shrouded in mystery, pointing either to divisions within the movement...
Libyan rebels launch attack on frontier town
Rebels have launched an assault on the town of Al-Ghazaya near the Tunisia border, sources said Thursday, after Moamer Gaddafi said he is ready...
Britain to expel Libyan embassy staff
Britain is to recognise the rebel opposition as Libya’s legitimate government and expel all existing Libyan embassy staff from the country, Foreign Secretary William...
US holds Libyan talks, rebels claim oil town’s capture
Libyan rebels claimed they had wrested control of the strategic oil refinery town of Brega, as a US official confirmed American envoys had met...
Russia criticises West’s backing of Libyan rebels
Russia criticised on Monday the United States and other countries that have recognised the rebel National Transitional Council as Libya's legitimate government, saying they...
Western powers boost Libyan rebels at Istanbul talks
Western and regional powers looked to boost Libyan rebels battling to topple Moamer Gaddafi by designating them Friday as the country's legitimate rulers, a...
Libyan rebels battle in plains south of Tripoli
Libyan rebels fighting to oust Moamer Gaddafi pressed ahead on Thursday with day two of a NATO-backed offensive after seizing a desert hamlet some...
