Friday, February 25, 2011

Revolution In Libya -- News Updates February 25, 2011



Libya: Defiant Protestors Brave Live Fire On Tripoli's Streets -- The Telegraph

Col Muammar Gaddafi's last stronghold was plunged into violence last night after pro-regime gunmen opened fire on thousands of protesters who tried to take to the streets after Friday prayers.

Despite dire warnings and a heavy security presence, including a ring of tanks around the city, marches began across the city as the swelling opposition movement attempted a final push against their leader.

But according to numerous reports from the city, a pro-Gaddafi militia, possibly the Revolutionary Guards, and police started firing directly at the protesters.

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More News On The Revolution In Libya

Protesters hit by hail of gunfire in Libya march -- Yahoo News/AP
Defiant Kadhafi says 'we will beat them' -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Troops kill Tripoli protesters -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Gunfire hits protesters in Libya -- Press Association
Tripoli protesters 'under fire' -- BBC
Gaddafi's last stand: Libyan leader rallies his few remaining supporters in Tripoli as Cameron warns: 'World is watching' -- The Daily Mail
HIGHLIGHTS-Libya's Gaddafi vows to triumph over enemies -- Reuters
Gaddafi claims 'crisis has ended' Tripoli's Green Square -- The Telegraph
Libya: First Gunfire, Then Gadhafi Blows Kisses -- ABC News
Gaddafi addresses crowd in Tripoli -- Al Jazeera
Gunfire, new clashes in Tripoli as government offers money, pay hikes -- Washington Post
Protesters Resist After Forces Open Fire in Tripoli -- New York Times
Libya: Tripoli turning against Gaddafi -- The Telegraph
Libya: protesters vow to march on Gaddafi's palace -- The Telegraph
Opposition forces close in on Libyan capital -- L.A. Times
Libyan Opposition Moves Westward, as Bloody Uprising Continues -- Voice of America
'Liberated' from Gaddafi, Libyan city of Tobruk constructs committees for order -- Washington Post
Fate of Gaddafi inner circle also at stake -- Washington Post
Thousands Fleeing Libyan Violence Cross Into Tunisia -- Voice of America
Libya's Qaddafi offers $400 per family as rebels close in on Tripoli -- Christian Science Monitor
Libya: Gadhafi has History of Using Mercenaries -- Voice of America
Mercenaries exposed -- Reuters
How Gadhafi could find mercenaries -- MSNBC

Libya unrest: Eyewitness accounts -- BBC
The west owes it to Libyans to protect them from another massacre -- Omar Ashour, The Guardian
It's time to get tough with Libya -- Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
Stopping Qaddafi -- New York Times editorial

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