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Oct 20, 2011 10:14 AM CDT

Don't Shoot, Cried Gadhafi: Reports

Libya PM confirms death; White House expected to comment soon

(Newser) - The graphic photos have been making the rounds (if you've haven't seen them, and can stomach it, page through the gallery), as updates on the death of Moammar Gadhafi pour in. The news remains unconfirmed by US officials, but the AP reports that reaction from the White House...

Moammar Gadhafi Is Dead: NTC

Oct 20, 2011 7:58 AM CDT

Moammar Gadhafi Is Dead: NTC

Officials says he was wounded when NATO warplanes attacked his convoy

(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi is dead, according to the National Transitional Council. Libyan revolutionary fighters took the city of Sirte today, and in the process captured the former strongman, who was wounded in both legs while trying to flee the city in a convoy that NATO planes attacked, a senior NTC official...

US Eyed Cyberattack on Libya

Oct 18, 2011 8:09 AM CDT

US Eyed Cyberattack on Libya

Use of cyberweapons was debated, then rejected

(Newser) - The Pentagon seriously considered unleashing a cyberattack on Libya to take out the Gadhafi regime's air defenses before airstrikes began in March, officials say. But after an intense debate, administration officials decided against using a cyberattack to shield allied aircraft, the New York Times reports. The cyberattack option was...

Gadhafi Son Sought
as Fighting Rocks Sirte

Oct 13, 2011 4:27 AM CDT

Gadhafi Son Sought as Fighting Rocks Sirte

NTC fighters on verge of taking Gadhafi's hometown

(Newser) - Forces fighting for Libya's new regime say they are on the verge of taking Sirte, Moammar Gadhafi's hometown and one of just two Libyan cities still held by pro-Gadhafi fighters. But a spokesman for the National Transitional Council says that contrary to earlier reports, there has been no...

Rebels Share Racy Pics of Gadhafi Daughter-in-Law

Oct 12, 2011 2:25 AM CDT

Rebels Share Racy Pics of Gadhafi Daughter-in-Law

Aline Skaff left laptop behind when she fled Libya

(Newser) - Lebanese model Aline Skaff lived the high life for years after marrying into the Gadhafi clan, but things have taken a turn for the worse: She's been forced to flee to Algeria with her husband, Hannibal; the family's assets have been frozen; and now rebels have handed out...

Libya's NTC
Thinks Gadhafi Is
Hiding in Desert

Sep 28, 2011 1:42 PM CDT

Libya's NTC Thinks Gadhafi Is Hiding in Desert

Latest NTC theory has him near the Algerian border

(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi remains at large as the fight for his hometown of Sirte continues, but Libya's new leaders have a new theory on where he is: in the desert near the Algerian border. A leader of the National Transitional Council tells Reuters that Gadhafi is likely being protected by...

Rebels Arrest People Fleeing Gadhafi's Hometown

Sep 27, 2011 10:25 AM CDT

Rebels Arrest People Fleeing Gadhafi's Hometown

National Transitional Council troops pound the city; one elder calls for truce

(Newser) - Anti-Gadhafi forces, backed as ever by NATO air support, bore down on the loyalist-held city of Sirte today, pressing an assault that’s sent dozens of families fleeing from their homes. “The easterners are exterminating everything in front of them,” one man tells the Wall Street Journal . One...

Libya Rebels Dig Up
Mass Grave

Sep 25, 2011 2:07 PM CDT

Libya Rebels Dig Up Mass Grave

More than 1,200 were executed after 1996 prison riot

(Newser) - Rebels in Libya have uncovered a mass grave of more than 1,200 people that rekindled brutal memories of a prison riot 15 years ago, CNN reports. Revolutionaries say they discovered the grave last week outside Abu Salim prison in Tripoli, where prisoners rioted over restricted family visits and poor...

Gadhafi Rep: French, British
'Mercenaries' Captured

Sep 19, 2011 8:59 AM CDT

Gadhafi Rep: French, British 'Mercenaries' Captured

Provisional authority continues to struggle for full control

(Newser) - As Libya’s revolutionary forces continue to fight Moammar Gadhafi for control, a spokesperson for Gadhafi said yesterday that 17 “mercenaries” have been captured in regime stronghold Bani Walid. That number includes what he called mostly French "technical experts" and "consultative officers." Two are English, one...

Anti-Gadhafi
Forces Claim
Control of His
Hometown

Sep 16, 2011 7:58 AM CDT

Anti-Gadhafi Forces Claim Control of His Hometown

Coastal stronghold of Sirte reportedly falls

(Newser) - Fighters for Libya’s interim government say they have captured Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte after heavy fighting, reports the Guardian . "Thwar Misrata (the Misrata revolution) now control the entrances to Sirte city," said a statement from the Misrata military council. If true, and the anti-Gadhafi forces...

Cameron, Sarkozy Visit Libya

UPDATED

Sep 15, 2011 7:50 AM CDT

Cameron, Sarkozy Visit Libya

British, French leaders pledge support in first visit to rebels

(Newser) - British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Tripoli today, and gave Libya's new rulers strong support, vowing to release billions of dollars more in frozen assets and to push ahead with NATO strikes against Moammar Gadhafi's last strongholds. Cameron told the fugitive Libyan...

Libya Could Fall to
Extremists: NATO

Sep 13, 2011 5:02 AM CDT

Libya Could Fall to Extremists: NATO

Tensions growing between rebel camps

(Newser) - The fall of Moammar Gadhafi's regime has created a power vacuum in Libya that could be exploited by Islamic extremists, warns NATO's secretary-general. As splits emerge in the rebel leadership and the remnants of Gadhafi's forces launch fresh attacks, the former rebels need to form a stable...

Gadhafi Son
Flees to Niger

Sep 12, 2011 3:40 AM CDT

Gadhafi Son Flees to Niger

Niger agrees to allow Saadi Gadhafi to enter on humanitarian grounds

(Newser) - With several tank and military vehicle convoys fleeing Libya and rolling into Niger, rumors are swirling about which high-level government officials they may be moving. At least one was transporting a Gadhafi—not Moammar, but his soccer-playing, movie-investing third son, Saadi, reports the BBC . Niger government officials said they agreed...

Gadhafi Giving Out Chemical Weapons Suits, Gas Masks

Sep 8, 2011 7:08 AM CDT

Gadhafi Giving Out Chemical Weapons Suits, Gas Masks

Sparks renewed fears he'll use mustard gas

(Newser) - As Moammar Gadhafi appears to be entering his endgame, fears are increasing that the Libyan strongman might use chemical weapons against his own people. The Pentagon and other officials say Gadhafi’s remaining mustard gas, more than 11 tons, has been secured. But Libyan rebels are concerned because gas masks...

Looted Missiles, Weapons
Go Missing in Libya

Sep 7, 2011 1:48 PM CDT

Looted Missiles, Weapons Go Missing in Libya

Officials fear they're headed to al-Qaeda via the black market

(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi's days as a free man might be numbered , but Libya and perhaps all of North Africa might have a long-term side effect to deal with: Top-notch weapons and missiles are being stolen left and right from Gadhafi's warehouses across the country, reports CNN . Human Rights Watch...

Rebels: Gadhafi Is Surrounded

Sep 7, 2011 11:20 AM CDT

Rebels: Gadhafi Is Surrounded

New military council says it's a matter of time before he's captured

(Newser) - Libya’s rebel commanders say they’ve got Moammar Gadhafi surrounded, and it’s only a matter of time until they catch him—and this time they mean it . A spokesman tells the Telegraph that they’ve used a combination of high tech methods and human intelligence to narrow Gadhafi’...

Libyan Convoy Rolls Into Niger

Sep 6, 2011 6:10 AM CDT

Libyan Convoy Rolls Into Niger

Could contain Gadhafi or sons, as speculation swirls about destination

(Newser) - A large military convoy consisting of 200 to 250 vehicles entered Niger from Libya yesterday, leading many to speculate it might include Moammar Gadhafi or one of his sons, reports the AFP . One report claimed the convoy was heading through Niger on the way to Burkina Faso, a country that...

Libya Rebels at
Bani Walid's Door

UPDATED

Sep 5, 2011 7:58 AM CDT

Libya Rebels at Bani Walid's Door

Hoping for a surrender

(Newser) - Rebel reinforcements arrived outside one of Moammar Gadhafi's last strongholds in Bani Walid today, even as the forces arrayed against the toppled dictator gave the town a chance to surrender and avoid a fight. "We won't go inside Bani Walid unless the Warfala tribe invites us,"...

Libya Rebels Ready
Bani Walid Attack

Sep 4, 2011 8:52 AM CDT

Libya Rebels Ready Bani Walid Attack

Talks end without handover, rebels say they know where Gadhafi is

(Newser) - Talks between Libyan rebels and Gadhafi loyalists in Bani Walid ended without a deal today, and the rebels are preparing to take the town by force. "Their time is over," a spokesman tells al-Jazeera . "The push is going to happen in the next 24 hours." The...

How an American Signed Up With Libya's Rebels

Sep 2, 2011 3:54 PM CDT

How an American Signed Up With Libya's Rebels

Texas native Jamal Abed says he 'wanted change'

(Newser) - When Jamal Abed signed up with the Libyan rebels, many of his fellow recruits had no idea how to use guns. But Abed knew; after all, he’s from Texas. “They were shooting way off, way off,” he tells USA Today . “I was like, ‘C’mon,...