Topic: War and Peace News - on March 22, 2011 at 9:18:00 AM CET
Libyan rebellion reveals chaos of civilians at war
The planes were barely out of earshot when the charge of the ad hoc motorised cavalry began.
The young fighters, the "shabab" as they proudly proclaim themselves, piled on to scores of pick up trucks with mounted machine guns and squeezed in to saloon cars with their Kalashnikovs hanging out of the windows. Some had no more than old hunting rifles. One man was waving a bayonet as his only weapon.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 22, 2011 at 9:03:00 AM CET
Libya - Misrata just communicated with friend there rebels control 60% of it ,No. - قصف المباني والمساكن والمدنيين في مصراته 21-03-2011 1
at the hospital today about 180 injured 40 killed , many killed n streets snipers n roof of what Gaddafi units control , no electricity in most of the city , no water for more than 10 days
Caller to BBC from Misrata describes situation as “a catastrophe”.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 22, 2011 at 9:02:00 AM CET
Gaddafi sitting on 143 tonnes of gold in Libya
Libyan leader Muammer Gaddafi is reportedly sitting on a 143.8-tonne $6.4-billion pot of gold - enough to pay mercenaries to fight for him for years.
The gold bullion - held by the Libyan central bank and controlled by Colonel Gaddafi - is among the 25 largest reserves in the world, the Financial Times reported, citing the International Monetary Fund.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 21, 2011 at 5:36:00 PM CET
Hundreds of refugees remain in hiding in Libya, with many reporting to UNHCR that they are running out of food and living in a constant state of fear. UNHCR national staff in Tripoli
UNHCR has built a hotline for refugees and asylum-seekers in Libya: +218 214777503
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 21, 2011 at 3:41:00 PM CET
5:12pm Hakim Al Masmari, editor in chief of the Yemen Post to Al Jazeera: We expect the fall of the regime in the next 24 hours at max.
Yemen GMT+3
6:00pmYemen's army will not hesitate to act against any risks to the country's constitution, the National Defence Council, comprised of the military command and president Ali Abdullah Saleh, says. The statement says:
The armed forces will not hesitate in carrying out their duties ... and standing in the face of any coup plans against constitutional legitimacy.
Saleh headed the meeting of the National Defence Council.
7:27pm
The United States in a White House statement told the Yemeni government that the violence seen in Sanaa is "unacceptable".
aljazeera.net yemen-live-blog-march-21
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 21, 2011 at 3:19:00 PM CET
Gaddafi holds out against air strikes - live updates
• Coalition forces launched a second wave of strikes • Officials insist Gaddafi is not a military target • Libya releases four New York Times journalists
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 21, 2011 at 3:10:00 PM CET
FRENCH FIGHTER PLANES, HUMAN SHIELDS IN MISURATA
French air operations resumed this morning in Libya, reports the French Defence Ministry. French planes did not fly over Libya during the night but took off again early this morning, noted French Defence Ministry spokesman Thierry Burkhard. Their mission is to enforce the no-fly zone imposed on Libya. The planes, which leave from bases on French territory, noted the French Defence Ministry, have an approximately three-hour flight to arrive at the area of operations.
A French government spokesman said that he did not have any information on civilian casualties in the attacks on Libya.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 21, 2011 at 2:44:00 PM CET
US stresses limits to military role in Libya
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday Libyans themselves would decide the future of their country and stressed the limits of U.S. military involvement there, despite a heavy American-led assault on Muammar Gaddafi's forces.
Gates, speaking as he flew to Russia, said the U.S. will not have a "preeminent role" in the coalition that will maintain a no-fly zone over Libya, and expected to turn over "primary responsibility" for the mission to others within days.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 21, 2011 at 2:40:00 PM CET
NATO confirms interest in Finnish view on Libya operation
NATO has confirmed to Helsingin Sanomat that it is interested in the possibilities of Partnership for Peace countries like Finland to take part in the alliance’s actions in Libya in enforcing the arms export ban and the no-fly zone imposed on the country. Earlier on Monday Minister for Foreign Affairs Alexander Stubb (Nat. Coalition Party) said that Finland had not yet received any requests for such participation. On Monday, Stubb is in Brussels, attending a meeting of European Union foreign ministers.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 21, 2011 at 2:39:00 PM CET
‘Nato must take over Odyssey Dawn’
Nato should take over the command of the military operation against Libya that has so far been carried out by France, Britain and the United States, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on Monday.
Operation Odyssey Dawn was launched on Saturday to enforce a United Nations Security Council resolution imposing a no-fly zone over Libya, as a way to stop Muammar Gaddafi's forces from bombing civilians.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 21, 2011 at 2:35:00 PM CET
Split leaves NATO on sidelines of Libya strikes - But Germany and Turkey have also displayed reluctance about a NATO role.
A European diplomat said: "We don't know who's doing what with separate commands."
France, whose fighter jets launched the first salvos in the campaign against Kadhafi on Saturday, has resisted handing the baton to NATO, fearing a backlash from the Arab world if the alliance intervenes.
"France are the only ones opposed to a unified command under NATO. It is completely isolated," the diplomat said.
But Germany and Turkey have also displayed reluctance about a NATO role.
A day after the Arab League questioned Western strikes despite having given its support for a no-fly zone, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said Berlin was comforted by its decision to stay out of the conflict.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 21, 2011 at 2:24:00 PM CET
Confirmed: Morocco Qatar UAE Jordan to join foreign air raids on Libya
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