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 )

Victory in Tripoli: They Did It

William Pfaff / Truthdig Aug 24, 2011 If the U.S. had gone seriously into the war, and behaved characteristically, Libya's revolution would not have succeeded this week. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Rebels Break Into Gadhafi’s Main Tripoli Compound

Staff / Truthdig Aug 23, 2011 Libyan rebel soldiers are said to have forced their way into Moammar Gadhafi's military compound in Tripoli after fighting back soldiers who remained loyal to the dictator. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gadhafi Not About to Leave Libya

Staff / Truthdig May 31, 2011 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev recently joined the chorus of outsiders urging Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to give up, but that suggestion isn't hitting home with Gadhafi, according to yet another head of state, Jacob Zuma. The South African president returned from a visit to Tripoli with the news that Gadhafi isn't planning to go anywhere anytime soon. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Russia Changes Stance on Libya

Staff / Truthdig May 28, 2011 An unexpected voice is joining the international chorus urging Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to leave On Friday, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced that he would use his country's solid rapport with Libya to encourage Gadhafi to finally . 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 )

Sarkozy Leads the Way

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Critics Question U.S. Role in Libya as Air Attacks Continue

Staff / Truthdig Mar 22, 2011 Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin wasn't thrilled with the UN Security Council's go-ahead to let US and European forces fire on Moammar Gadhafi's troops in Libya, and he said so Monday He wasn't alone in his criticism of what began as . Dig deeper ( 2 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 )

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 )