Tag: Rebels
Libyan rebels advance towards Tripoli
Libyan rebels trying to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi have pushed to within about 80 km (50 miles) of the capital, a rebel spokesman told Reuters...
Moamer Gaddafi ‘may abandon’ bombed capital, rebels seek arms
Moamer Gaddafi is considering leaving the capital Tripoli following blistering NATO air raids, a report said, as Libya’s rebels hinted they may allow him...
Moamer Gaddafi ‘may abandon’ bombed capital, rebels seek arms
Moamer Gaddafi is considering leaving the capital Tripoli following blistering NATO air raids, a report said, as Libya’s rebels hinted they may allow him...
Italy urges halt to Libyan conflict, China boosts rebels
Italy called Wednesday for a halt to Libyan hostilities to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid, as the civilian death toll mounted and state...
Libyan rebels battle to try to close in on Gaddafi
Fighting between forces loyal to Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi and rebels trying to close in on his territory killed at least eight rebels near the...
Rebels make western advances on Tripoli road
Libyan rebels captured two western villages on the road to Tripoli on Wednesday, as NATO insisted it could complete its mission without putting soldiers...
Rebels edge forward on eastern front
Rebels opposed to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi advanced westward on Tuesday aiming to retake the oil town of Brega in a push to extend...
Rebels ‘tricked’ by Gaddafi troops, US urges Africa to act
Rebels said they suffered heavy losses in eastern Libya after being “tricked” by Moamer Khadafi’s forces, as the US pressed Africa to take tougher...
Powers plot ‘post-Gaddafi’ future as rebels eye cash
Major powers met on Thursday to map out what the United States calls an inevitable “post-Gaddafi Libya” as Italy promised hundreds of millions of...
KESC rebels minting money through cable faults?
Taking advantage of the ongoing strike, many protesting workers of the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) have started a private business of repairing cable...
Qatari weapons reaching rebels in Libyan mountains
Rebel fighters in Libya's Western Mountains say they are smuggling in arms and ammunition from the rebel coastal stronghold in Benghazi, via Tunisia, and...
Libyan rebels upbeat ahead of talks
Libyan rebels applauded a G8 call for Moamer Gaddafi to go ahead of a visit on Monday by South Africa's president for talks that...
Libyan rebels seek funds in White House meeting
Libyan rebels will meet senior White House officials in Washington on Friday to seek cash and diplomatic legitimacy in their battle to topple Muammar...
Libyan rebels to open London office: British PM
British premier David Cameron on Thursday invited Libya’s rebels to open an office in London, their first in a foreign country, in a highly...
Libyan rebels capture Misrata airport
Libya rebels Wednesday captured Misrata airport after a fierce battle with Moamer Kadhafi's troops, marking their first significant advance after weeks of being pinned...
Libyan rebels advance as NATO bombing rocks Tripoli
A NATO bombing blitz which the alliance insisted was not aimed at Moamer Gaddafi rocked Tripoli on Tuesday, as rebels in besieged Misrata claimed...
Colleagues join rebels’ protest, KESC in denial
Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC)’s employees observing hunger strikes received support from their colleagues on Monday when various KESC offices were closed down, intensifying...
