Friday, August 26, 2011

Civil War In Libya -- News Updates August 26, 2011





The Rise And Fall Of Libyan Leader Moammar Gaddafi -- Washington Post



The fall of Moammar Gaddafi ends the rule of one of the most mercurial and menacing figures in recent history — the “mad dog” sponsor of international terrorism who allied himself with the George W. Bush administration’s war on terror; the pan-Arabist who at one time or another alienated nearly all of his Arab brethren; and the self-styled revolutionary philosopher who, in the end, was just another violent dictator clinging to power.



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More News On Libya's Civil War



Full coverage of the war in Libya -- Yahoo News Roundup

Full Coverage of Libya's Civil War -- Yahoo News/Daily Beast

Full coverage -- The Telegraph

Libya: Live blog -- Al Jazeera

Battle for Tripoli: Live Updates -- BBC

Libya news updates: African Union will not recognize the Transitional National Council -- Washington Post



NATO attacks pro-Gadhafi forces near Sirte -- Yahoo News/AP

NATO Hits Bunker in Libyan Leader’s Hometown -- Voice of America

Libyan rebels fight pockets of resistance, continue hunt for Gaddafi -- Washington Post

Libyan Rebels Call in NATO to Stop Qaddafi Counteroffensive as Fighting Rages -- FOX News

Libya rebels push on, bodies pile up -- CBS/AP

Kadafi remains elusive, defiant as fighting continues in Tripoli -- L.A. Times

Libya restive amid loyalist shelling, UK warplane strikes -- CNN

Libya: rebels surround apartment block 'hiding' Col Gaddafi -- The Telegraph



Libya's rebels to govern from Tripoli -- Al Jazeera

Libya's rebels struggle to control Tripoli -- Christian Science Monitor

Rebels Urged to Secure Country -- Al Arabiya

Libya's new rulers confront perilous transition -- Reuters

Tribal divisions may test new Libya government -- Yahoo News/Christian Science Monitor

Libya rebels eye transitional council warily but hopefully -- L.A. Times



Inside a Libyan Hospital, Proof of a Revolt’s Costs -- New York Times

Col Gaddafi feared full US invasion -- The Telegraph

Amnesty: Both Sides in Libya Mistreating Prisoners -- New York Times/AP

Libya conflict: UN urges restraint amid 'abuse' reports -- BBC

SA president: AU will not recognize Libya rebels -- Yahoo News/AP

Documents Show Gaddafi Tried to Halt NATO: Report -- New York Times/Reuters

NATO has 'played a decisive role' in Libya -- Deutsche Welle

U.S. role made the difference in Libya -- Keith Ellison, Special to CNN



Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials



Moammar Gadhafi's inner 'I' -- Karrold M. Post, Kansas City/L.A. Times

Will a post-Gadhafi Libya look like Iraq? -- Jim Maceda, MSNBC

I witnessed Tripoli's liberation, but the Libyan revolution is not over yet -- Moez Zeiton, The Guardian

Lessons from the "splendid little war" in Libya -- Jeff Lightfoot, CNN/New Atlanticist

Libya: A modest win for liberal internationalism -- The Economist

Zakaria: How Iraq's lessons paid off in Libya -- CNN

Tripoli, the Morning After -- Khaled Darwish, New York Times

Is the bar set too high for Libya? -- Leslie Campbell, Washington Post

Rebuilding Libya - the task ahead -- Stefan Wolff, BBC

Libya is not an advertisement for intervention -- Simon Jenkins, The Guardian



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