Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Libya War News Updates -- April 27, 2011



NATO Says It Is Stepping Up Attacks On Libya Targets -- New York Times

WASHINGTON — NATO plans to step up attacks on the palaces, headquarters and communications centers that Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi uses to maintain his grip on power in Libya, according to Obama administration and allied officials.

White House officials said President Obama had been briefed on the more energetic bombing campaign, which included a strike early on Monday on Colonel Qaddafi’s residential compound in the heart of Tripoli, the capital.

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More News On Libya's Civil War

NATO jets stop attack on rebel-held port in Libya -- Yahoo News/AP
NATO strikes in Misrata but shelling resumes -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Libyan tribes call on Kadhafi to go -- Yahoo News/AFP
NATO widens air war in Libya, targeting key sites in Tripoli -- L.A. Times
NATO air strikes hit Gaddafi's command centres -- Sydney Morning Herald
Gaddafi’s forces renew attacks on rebel-held Libyan port city of Misurata -- Washington Post
Libyan Rebels Jolted by Counterattack -- Wall Street Journal
Gadhafi Forces Pound Misrata Port; 3 Migrant Workers Dead -- Voice of America
Libyan rebels brace for attack at desert outpost -- Reuters
Gadhafi's grip on western Libya may be slipping -- Stars And Stripes/AP
Libya campaign: British defence chiefs urge more US involvement -- The Guardian
UK sees progress in Libya, denies stalemate -- Reuters

NATO Bombs Gadhafi Cribs (But Not to Kill Him, Honest) -- The Danger Room
NATO Aims to Rattle Qaddafi With Bombs Falling Close to Home -- Bloomberg
Gates hints at bombing risk to Gadhafi -- AP
Libya: US rejects Putin's claim that coalition wants to assassinate Gaddafi -- The Guardian

UN team in Libya to investigate human rights violations
-- BBC
U.N. investigators in Libya to probe rights abuses -- Reuters

Over 57 000 flee Libya violence to Niger -- News24
Niger, Chad receive 75,000 refugees from Libya -- Afrol News
Aid Ship Reaches Libyan Rebel-Held Port -- Voice of America
Libya: UK should prepare for the long haul - Number 10 -- BBC

Venezuela President Hugo Chavez meets Libyan delegation -- BBC
Gadhafi Seeks Venezuela's Help in Ending Conflict -- New York Times/AP
Chavez Says Libya Officials Discuss Peace Options -- New York Times/Reuters

Aisha Qaddafi taunts Clinton and Obama -- CBS
"Fatalistic" Aisha Qaddafi grants rare interview -- CBS
From a Qaddafi Daughter, a Glimpse Inside the Bunker -- New York Times
Aisha Gaddafi Provides Rare Glimpse Inside Libya's Bunker -- Huffington Post

Will Libya hawks win Obama over? -- Robert Dreyfuss, CBS
Is Gaddafi a legitimate target? -- Nicholas Grief, The Guardian
Analysis: NATO initiatives not seen decisive in Libya war -- Reuters

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