Foreign Leaders Work on Terms of Libyan No-Fly Zone

Staff / Truthdig Mar 8, 2011 The U.K., France, various Arab states and NATO representatives are all working on plans to prevent besieged Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi from launching airstrikes against his people. Gadhafi's forces continue to clash with rebels, who now control much of the country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gadhafi Shows His Strength

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Battle Rages for City West of Tripoli

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2011 Libyan security forces launched an attack on the rebel-held city of Zawiya west of Tripoli on Thursday. A rebel commander and about 30 others were reported killed in the fighting, which continued into Friday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Singing the Gadhafi Blues

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2011 A host of songsters apparently have cashed in on the Libyan regime in recent years, with several stars, including Nelly Furtado, Mariah Carey, Beyonce and Lionel Ritchie, being paid $1 million a pop to entertain the Gadhafi clan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pattern

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Obama Exploring ‘Full Range of Options’ on Libya

Staff / Truthdig Mar 4, 2011 President Obama took a moment Thursday, during a news conference at the White House with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, to discuss the crisis in Libya and to indicate somewhat vaguely that he's exploring "every option that's out there" in terms of the U.S.' possible responses. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Libyan Rebels Hold Off Pro-Gadhafi Forces

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2011 Although Col Moammar Gadhafi announced on national television Wednesday that he will "fight until the last man and woman," the outcome of fighting in the town of Brega between troops still going to battle for the Libyan leader and rebels . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hearing Voices

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Two U.S. Ships En Route to Libya

Staff / Truthdig Mar 2, 2011 As tens of thousands of Libyans look to leave their homeland or have already fled, the United Nations on Tuesday called for aid in response to the crisis, and US Defense Secretary Robert Gates discussed the kind of help . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gadhafi the ‘Delusional’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2011 With calls from abroad, including from the U.S., for him to resign and a situation closely resembling civil war raging within his nation's borders, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's insistence that his people "love" him might run up against some strong evidence to the contrary. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Defiant Gadhafi Hangs Tough in Tripoli

Staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2011 With his grip on the country steadily slipping, Libya's Moammar Gadhafi clings to what may be his last bastion of support, in the capital of Tripoli. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New Protests Rock Tripoli

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2011 Libya remained in turmoil as thousands of protesters marched onto the streets of the capital city of Tripoli, Moammar Gadhafi’s last stronghold, while a key air base switched to the rebel side and more diplomats abandoned the regime. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )