Reports of War Crimes as Tripoli Fighting Continues

Staff / Truthdig Aug 26, 2011 Libyan rebels control most of Tripoli, yet fighting continues in the capital amid reports of possible war crimes by both sides. One doctor told a BBC reporter that some rebel bodies delivered to his hospital had bullet holes in the back of their heads and wounds that indicated torture. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Libyan Rebels to Receive Financial Aid

Staff / Truthdig May 6, 2011 Members of the international community say Libyan rebels in Benghazi will receive some portion of the $2 billion to $3 billion they have requested to pay for the labor, food, medicine and other supplies needed to maintain a resistance to Col. Gadhafi's forces over the coming months. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Libyan Rebels Going Broke

Staff / Truthdig May 4, 2011 The opposition government in Libya is running out of money to pay workers and provide basic necessities to civilians, and is now seeking $3 billion in international loans. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Battle for Misrata Intensifies

Staff / Truthdig Apr 24, 2011 In the face of continuing heavy bombardment, rebels in Libya appear to have gained ground against Gadhafi's forces in the city of Misrata, where fighting has raged for more than two months. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NATO Apologizes to Libyan Rebels

Staff / Truthdig Apr 9, 2011 Airstrikes Thursday in NATO's campaign against Moammar Gadhafi's forces killed at least four Libyan rebels in a "friendly fire" accident, the second in a week. After a bit of foot-dragging by the British deputy commander of the air campaign, NATO apologized to the rebels. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N. Suspects Ethnic Massacre in Ivory Coast

Staff / Truthdig Apr 9, 2011 More than 100 people have been found dead in western parts of the Ivory Coast, victims of what investigators believe are ethnically motivated massacres. U.N. officials say the killings may have been carried out by Liberian mercenaries. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NATO Boosts Bombing Amid Rebel Complaints

Staff / Truthdig Apr 7, 2011 After a lull in the bombing -- and some very public criticism by the rebels fighting Moammar Gadhafi -- NATO is once again ramping up its airstrikes on Libya, to the tune of 137 flights Monday, 186 on Tuesday and 198 planned for Wednesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Libyan Rebels Look for a Cease-Fire

Staff / Truthdig Apr 1, 2011 Libyan rebel fighters say they will agree to a cease-fire in their battle against Moammar Gadhafi's forces if the government pulls its military away from opposition-held cities and allows peaceful protests against the regime. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The CIA Is in Libya

Staff / Truthdig Mar 31, 2011 Anonymous officials tell the Los Angeles Times that "The CIA has been on the ground in rebel-held areas of Libya since shortly after the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli was evacuated." Those agents are reportedly offering "nonlethal assistance" to the rebels and getting to know them. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gadhafi Down One Foreign Minister

Staff / Truthdig Mar 31, 2011 Wednesday was a day of mixed results for embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. On the one hand, despite pesky President Obama's ominous words from the day before, troops loyal to Gadhafi made some gains against rebel forces. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Smells Like Regime Change (Update)

Staff / Truthdig Mar 28, 2011 Coalition jets appear to have given the Libyan rebels a big assist by bombing the birthplace of Moammar Gadhafi, a city called Sirte that is about halfway between Benghazi and Tripoli. Not to tell NATO its business, but how exactly does clearing a path for the rebels advancing toward Libya's capital fit the U.N. mandate to protect civilians? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

French Go on Attack Over Libya

Staff / Truthdig Mar 20, 2011 A French warplane has fired the first shots over Libya under a U.N.-enforced no-fly zone that began on Saturday. The plane reportedly targeted a Libyan military vehicle during an attack by pro-Gadhafi forces against rebels in the city of Benghazi. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )