Topic: War and Peace News - on March 22, 2011 at 2:26:00 PM CET
YemenipPresident Ali Abdullah Saleh told army commanders
that the current crisis is being escalated by the media. ''The nation is facing a crisis and this crisis has been escalating for two years, which has caused congestion among different political forces and reached a climax and tension," he said on speech boradcast on state television. It also led to the creation of an internal and external agenda against the military institution. Media plays an important role. People only watch satellite channels, they only respond to information from them [and] they also take decisions based on what they see on these channels."
4:14pmReuters - Robert Gates, the US defence secretary, says he is concerned about instability in Yemen but declined to say whether Yemen's leader should step down immediately. 4:54pm
6:16pm
Arab League representatives meeting in the Egyptian capital condemn "crimes against civilians" in Yemen and urge the government to deal with the people's demands in a "peaceful manner". <a href="blogs.aljazeera.net"target="_blank">aljazeera.net
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 22, 2011 at 2:09:00 PM CET
The UNHCR is advising anyone who can get out to LEAVE Libya now. It is possible the current conflict could cut off access to safe places and passage out of the country.
The UN refugee agency said on Friday it was ready to work with the Egyptian government to prepare for a massive influx of people fleeing the violence in Libya.
"The events in the coming days will be critical in determining whether mass displacement from the eastern part of Libya takes place," UNHCR's chief spokesperson, Melissa Fleming, told journalists in Geneva. She added that it was possible the current conflict could cut off access to safe places and passage out of the country.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 22, 2011 at 12:05:00 PM CET
Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya: beware the lies of March
In 1999 and 2003 this was the very week Britain went to war – or, as the government put it, liberate people and protect civilians
It's March, the sun is shining and spring is just around the corner. Oh, and Britain is bombing a foreign country again. If you've got a distinct feeling of deja vu about what's been going on this weekend, then it's hardly surprising.
In this very week in 1999 Britain took a leading role in the bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
And on this very day in 2003, Britain took a leading role in the bombing – and invasion – of Iraq.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 22, 2011 at 11:43:00 AM CET
US fighter jet crash lands in field near Benghazi
The pilot of the F-15E fighter jet was rescued by rebel soldiers after ejecting from the aircraft, it is understood.
The crashed plane was discovered by a Telegraph journalist reporting in and around Benghazi, the rebel-held city.
It is thought the F-15E fighter jet came to ground after suffering due to a mechanical failure.
US Air Force F-15E Incident in Libya; Crew Safe
Two crew members ejected from their U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle when the aircraft experienced equipment malfunction over northeast Libya, March 21, 2011 at approximately 10:30 p.m. CET.Both crew members ejected and are safe.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 22, 2011 at 11:34:00 AM CET
Operation Odyssey Dawn explained (Day 3)
Day 3 of Operation Odyssey Dawn showed how the air campaign in Libya has entered the “mobile SAMs hunt” phase. This is what the increasing number of sorties by SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defence) assets show.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 22, 2011 at 11:31:00 AM CET
U.S. military says U.S. fighter jet has crashed in Libya, one crewman recovered, one "in process of recovery"
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 22, 2011 at 10:57:00 AM CET
FAA Bans Flights Within Tripoli Flight Region
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 91 Docket No. FAA-2011-0246; Amendment No. 91-321; SFAR No. 112
RIN 2120-AJ93
Prohibition Against Certain Flights Within the Tripoli (HLLL) Flight Information Region (FIR)
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: This action prohibits flight operations within the Tripoli (HLLL) Flight Information Region (FIR) by all U.S. air carriers; U.S. commercial operators; persons exercising the privileges of a U.S. airman certificate, except when such persons are operating a U.S.-registered aircraft for a foreign air carrier; and operators of U.S.registered civil aircraft, except when such operators are foreign air carriers. The FAA finds this action necessary to prevent a potential hazard to persons and aircraft engaged in such flight operations.
DATES: This action is effective March 21, 2011.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 22, 2011 at 10:38:00 AM CET
High profile members of Yemen's military have defected to support the anti-government
12:20pm Yemen GMT+3
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 22, 2011 at 10:12:00 AM CET
Six Qatar fighter jets and a cargo plane expected at Greek base - source
Greece expects six fighter jets and a cargo plane from Qatar to land at a military base on the island of Crete by Tuesday, a defence ministry official told Reuters.
European and U.S. forces have sent warplanes against Libyan targets under a U.N. Security Council resolution authorising military action to protect civilians from leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 22, 2011 at 9:54:00 AM CET
A Libyan Fight for Democracy, or a Civil War?
The question has hovered over the Libyan uprising from the moment the first tank commander defected to join his cousins protesting in the streets of Benghazi: Is the battle for Libya the clash of a brutal dictator against a democratic opposition, or is it fundamentally a tribal civil war?
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 22, 2011 at 9:52:00 AM CET
Audio report from tripoli - guardian's Ian Black reports on third night of airstrikes in Libya
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 22, 2011 at 9:43:00 AM CET
Three journalists who went missing in eastern Libya more than 72 hours ago have been arrested by Gaddafi troops, the AFP news agency reports.
AFP reporter Dave Clark and photographer Roberto Schmidt were arrested along with Getty photographer Joe Raedle, their driver says.
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