Saturday, March 26, 2011

Libya War News Updates -- March 26, 2011



Libyan Rebels Celebrate Victory in Ajdabiya -- Voice of America

Celebrations are under way in the Libyan town of Ajdabiya, where rebels have regained control following a barrage of coalition airstrikes against pro-Gadhafi forces.

Rebel fighters and civilians danced on top of tanks, fired guns into the air and honked car horns Saturday in the strategic oil town, about 160 kilometers south of Benghazi, the rebels' principal stronghold. Witnesses say they saw the bodies of more than a dozen government soldiers.

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More News On the War In Libya

Libyan rebels rout Gaddafi forces in strategic town -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Libyan rebels regain key city after airstrikes -- Yahoo News/AP
Libyan rebels take back key town of Ajdabiya -- Washington Post
Libyan rebels recapture Ajdabiya from Gadhafi forces -- MSNBC
Libyan Rebels Say They Have Retaken Ajdabiya After Night of Airstrikes -- New York Times
Libyan rebels retake key eastern city -- L.A. Times
Rebels Regain Control of Key Libyan City -- Wall Street Journal
Libya rebels recapture key town -- BBC

US May Supply Gaddafi Rebels With Weapons -- SKY News
Allies poised to arm Libyans -- Sydney Morning Herald
US hands command of Libya air strategy to senior female officer -- The Guardian
Libyan rebel commander admits his fighters have al-Qaeda links -- The Telegraph
Despite Allied Airstrikes, Crackdown Keeps Tense Peace in Tripoli -- New York Times
Strikes Not Enough to Inspire Defiance in Tripoli -- New York Times/Reuters
Woman cries for help, says abused by Gaddafi men -- MSNBC
Libyan claims rape by soldiers, is dragged away -- MSNBC

NATO to Take Control of Libyan 'No-Fly' Zone -- Voice of America
Libya: William Hague says Nato control days away -- BBC
NATO considers broader role in Libya -- CNN
NATO to command no-fly zone, but U.S. retaining control of airstrikes -- Stars And Stripes
NATO deal leaves U.S. still commanding Libya strikes -- Reuters
Q&A: NATO's command of the no-fly zone -- CNN

Obama says Libya mission averted 'blood bath' -- L.A. Times
Obama: Libyan Mission Succeeding -- Voice of America
Obama says pressure increasing on Moammar Gadhafi -- AP
Obama says Libya mission saved "countless" lives -- Reuters
Barack Obama to lawmakers: We won't kill Qadhafi -- Politico
Obama briefs lawmakers on Libya, says mission is going well -- The Hill
Obama Plans Libya Speech on Monday -- The Caucus/New York Times
Obama to address nation on Libya strategy -- Yahoo News/AFP

Initial Costs of Libyan Intervention on Low End of Analysts’ Estimates -- At War/New York Times
Qaddafi built fortune, regime on shady dealings -- MSNBC
The Muammar Gaddafi story -- BBC

Commentaries, Opinions, Editorials, And Analysis Of The Libyan War

What Obama should tell Congress about Libya -- Howard P. “Buck” McKeon, Washington Post
Does duty call in Libya? -- L.A. Times editorial
The Libya calculation -- L.A. Times editorial
'Odyssey' or Limited Engagement? Libya Mission Title Sends Confusing Signal -- Judson Berger, FOX News
A revolution without direction -- Peter Goodspeed, National Post
Do We Know Who the Libyan Rebels Are? -- Mark Nugent, American Conservative

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