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Rebels control town near Tripoli: Reuters reporter
Aug 8th
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Competing claims over key town near Tripoli
The Libyan government said Sunday it had retaken the key town of Bir al-Ghanam after losing it briefly to rebel forces, but a rebel commander said his forces were holding onto the town..
In Tripoli, Libyans prepare for Ramadan
Last-minute shopping before the start of the Muslim month of Ramadan brought back bustle and commercial activity to the center of a city that is increasingly showing strain from Libya’s grinding civil war..
Libyan rebels determined to get to Tripoli – soon
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NATO blasts rock Tripoli
Explosions rocked central Tripoli for the second night in a row and Britain said weeks of NATO bombardment had inflicted extensive damage on Moammar Gadhafi’s heavily-fortified compound..
Libya rebels ‘in talks with Kadhafi regime’: writer – Tripoli
Aug 3rd
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Libyan envoy: ‘We like Filipinos’ – Inquirer.net
Raul Hernandez, the new DFA spokesperson, said the Philippines continues to maintain an embassy in Tripoli despite calls from countries allied with the so-called Contact Group on Libya and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) to withdraw …
Nightly Britain bombs Tripoli. Bar death, what do we achieve– – The Guardian
But Whitehall constraint has been eroded, and none in power admit their folly The aftermath of a Nato airstrike on Tripoli in June. Photograph: KeystoneUSA-ZUMA / Rex Features Britain's half-war against Libya is careering onward from reckless gesture …
In Tripoli, Libyans prepare for Ramadan – CNN International
This photo of Tripoli was taken during a guided government tour on July 22 during a pro-Col. Moammar Gadhafi rally. Tripoli, Libya (CNN) — Last-minute shopping before the start of the Muslim month of Ramadan …
Libya’s rebels to fight on through Ramadan – AFP
Both officers and fighters who spoke to AFP agreed there was no question of stopping what they see as their march on Tripoli 100 kilometres (60 miles) to the north because of Monday's start of the annual Muslim fasting month. "Yes, Ramadan is beginning …
Latest developments in Arab world’s unrest
Jul 31st
Breaking News for Tripoli
Libyan rebels determined to get to Tripoli – soon
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NATO blasts rock Tripoli
Explosions rocked central Tripoli for the second night in a row and Britain said weeks of NATO bombardment had inflicted extensive damage on Moammar Gadhafi’s heavily-fortified compound..
The Guardian has another reporter expelled from Tripoli
Libyan regime has also recently expelled reporters from the Daily Telegraph, CNN and ReutersThe Guardian has been expelled from Tripoli for the second time in three weeks as the Libyan regime seeks tighter control over how the conflict is reported to the world.On Wednesday, I was ordered to pack my bags and leave the country because officials objected to an article in which I interviewed critics of Muammar Gaddafi.The government demanded that the Guardian publish an apology “to the Libyan people”, which it had itself prepared. The paper refused.Guardian journalist Xan Rice’s spell in Tripoli ended similarly abruptly last month. Reporters from the Daily Telegraph, CNN and Reuters have also been expelled in recent days.Foreign journalists in government-controlled Libya are obliged to stay at one hotel, the Rixos in Tripoli, and are not allowed to leave the grounds without a government “minder”, causing frustration and strained relations. Their output is closely monitored by Libyan officials.On Tuesday I walked out of the front gate unaccompanied, caught a taxi to a neighbourhood known for anti-Gaddafi dissent, interviewed some of its residents and reported my findings.Within hours of the article appearing online, I was summoned to the media centre where an official held up a print-out of my article, the offending passages highlighted in yellow, and ripped it in half. He said: “Tomorrow you must leave Libya for ever! You can never come back, even when there is peace.”It was explained that there was no record of me having left the hotel on Tuesday morning, therefore I must have sat in my room and made up all the quotations. But I was given one last chance: I could remain in Tripoli if I handed over my interviewees or if the Guardian published a retraction that denied their existence.
Libyan rebels push toward Tripoli
Libyan rebels launched an assault on troops loyal to Moammar Gadhafi just 30 miles from the capital Tripoli early Wednesday, according to the AFP news agency..
Libyan Businessman, Adviser to Rebels: ‘It’s Miserable in Tripoli’
Jul 27th
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Libyan propaganda war deals some clumsy shots – Financial Times
Perched on the rubble outside a bombed house in Zlitan, a Libyan coastal town west of the civil war's frontline, a soldier's green helmet told of a job left half-done. A man had moments before failed to remove the helmet as …
Lockerbie bomber appears at pro-Khadafy rally – New York Post
AP TRIPOLI, Libya — A Libyan man convicted in the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am plane over the Scottish town of Lockerbie has attended a rally in Tripoli in support of Moammar Khadafy, Libya's state TV said. The TV broadcast showed a man wearing a white …
Fuel, cash shortages threaten Tripoli life – Reuters Africa
GENEVA (Reuters) – With little fuel and a shortage of banknotes, life in the Libyan capital is getting harder despite Tripoli avoiding some of the heavy bombardment seen in other parts of the country, a senior UN official said. …
Tripoli struggles for a sense of normalcy 5 months into civil war – Washington Post
Tara Todras-Whitehill / Associated Press ) – Libyan children play on a see-saw on a beach in Tripoli, Libya, Wednesday, July 20, 2011. The White House says it is up to the Libyan people to decide whether longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi can stay in …
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Jul 26th
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Russia sends more humanitarian aid to Tripoli – Xinhua
MOSCOW, July 26 (Xinhua) — A Russian plane carrying 36.2 tons of humanitarian aid left for the Libyan capital, Tripoli, Tuesday morning, according to the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry. A ministry spokesman told local reporters an Ilyushin …
NATO destroys several military assets of Gaddafi regime around Tripoli – Kuwait News Agency
BRUSSELS, July 26 (KUNA) — NATO warplanes in the last 24 hours destroyed in the vicinity of Tripoli two military command and control structures, two anti-aircraft weapon, three multiple rocket launchers and one military vehicle. …
Tripoli struggles for a sense of normalcy 5 months into civil war – Washington Post
Tara Todras-Whitehill / Associated Press ) – Libyan children play on a see-saw on a beach in Tripoli, Libya, Wednesday, July 20, 2011. The White House says it is up to the Libyan people to decide whether longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi can stay in …
Royal Air Force strikes Gaddafi targets in Tripoli – DefenceWeb (press release)
RAF aircraft bombed a key intelligence building in Tripoli and breached the walls of Colonel Gaddafi's command complex this weekend, and inflicted further losses on pro-Gaddafi forces massed at Zlitan and Gharyan, the UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) …
NATO claims to have hit Tripoli’s command center – Tripoli
Jul 25th
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Tripoli struggles for a sense of normalcy 5 months into civil war – Washington Post
Tara Todras-Whitehill / Associated Press ) – Libyan children play on a see-saw on a beach in Tripoli, Libya, Wednesday, July 20, 2011. The White House says it is up to the Libyan people to decide whether longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi can stay in …
Foreign policy: Despite US pressure, Islamabad backs Qaddafi – The Express Tribune
While the US pressurises Pakistan to recognise the Libyan rebels-led Transitional International Council (TIC), the Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi is seeking Islamabad's assistance to overcome the challenges his authority faces in Tripoli. …
Kadhafi counter-attack repulsed, Tripoli bombed – AFP
TRIPOLI — Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi launched a counter-offensive on rebels in the southwest on Sunday but were repulsed, after NATO warplanes blitzed military targets in the capital. An AFP correspondent said rebels repelled an …
Tripoli protest links Iran and Israel ‘projects’ – The Daily Star
TRIPOLI, Lebanon: Dozens of protesters marched in the northern city of Tripoli Friday in support of the popular uprisings in Syria, as thousands of Syrians continued their demonstrations against Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime. …
Tripoli: Libyan rebels fall back after failed advance
Jul 15th
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Libya’s mountain rebels drive toward Tripoli
Libyan rebels advancing toward the capital Tripoli are confident Moammar Gadhafi will be ousted, but victory still appears a distant prospect, NBC News’ Mike Taibbi reports..
From deep inside Tripoli, displays of defiance
The view that journalists get while driving through Tripoli is typically witnessed through the windows of government buses driving along routes selected by government minders that show a pro-government landscape. It’s a view the Libyan government wants the rest of the world to see: people united in support for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi..
The Guardian has another reporter expelled from Tripoli
Libyan regime has also recently expelled reporters from the Daily Telegraph, CNN and ReutersThe Guardian has been expelled from Tripoli for the second time in three weeks as the Libyan regime seeks tighter control over how the conflict is reported to the world.On Wednesday, I was ordered to pack my bags and leave the country because officials objected to an article in which I interviewed critics of Muammar Gaddafi.The government demanded that the Guardian publish an apology “to the Libyan people”, which it had itself prepared. The paper refused.Guardian journalist Xan Rice’s spell in Tripoli ended similarly abruptly last month. Reporters from the Daily Telegraph, CNN and Reuters have also been expelled in recent days.Foreign journalists in government-controlled Libya are obliged to stay at one hotel, the Rixos in Tripoli, and are not allowed to leave the grounds without a government “minder”, causing frustration and strained relations. Their output is closely monitored by Libyan officials.On Tuesday I walked out of the front gate unaccompanied, caught a taxi to a neighbourhood known for anti-Gaddafi dissent, interviewed some of its residents and reported my findings.Within hours of the article appearing online, I was summoned to the media centre where an official held up a print-out of my article, the offending passages highlighted in yellow, and ripped it in half. He said: “Tomorrow you must leave Libya for ever! You can never come back, even when there is peace.”It was explained that there was no record of me having left the hotel on Tuesday morning, therefore I must have sat in my room and made up all the quotations. But I was given one last chance: I could remain in Tripoli if I handed over my interviewees or if the Guardian published a retraction that denied their existence.
Libyan rebels push toward Tripoli on two fronts
Rebel fighters seized a key village south of Libya’s capital and another group advanced toward Tripoli from the east in the biggest push in weeks toward Moammar Gadhafi’s main stronghold..
Libyan Rebels Aim for Tripoli
Jul 7th
Latest News: Tripoli
Libyan rebels push toward Tripoli on two fronts
Rebel fighters seized a key village south of Libya’s capital and another group advanced toward Tripoli from the east in the biggest push in weeks toward Moammar Gadhafi’s main stronghold..
Libyan rebels push towards Tripoli on two fronts
AL-QAWALISH, Libya (Reuters) – Rebel fighters seized a village south of the Libyan capital and another group advanced toward Tripoli from the east on Wednesday in the biggest push in weeks toward Muammar Gaddafi’s main stronghold..
Libyan rebels push toward Tripoli
Libyan rebels launched an assault on troops loyal to Moammar Gadhafi just 30 miles from the capital Tripoli early Wednesday, according to the AFP news agency..
Tripoli: a stronghold by day, a battleground at night
The Libyan capital may seem peaceful in daylight, but when the sun sets rebels and Gaddafi’s forces clash, locals sayIn daylight there is the pretence of normality: people chatting in cafes, shops open for business, motorists on the move ” if they’re lucky enough to still have petrol. But at night, Tripoli takes on a more menacing aspect.”There are drive-by shootings at night here,” said one man in the Souk al-Juma district, an opposition stronghold. “People are shooting at the police every night.”Numerous witnesses tell the same story: that when night falls, out come the police checkpoints aimed at locking down restive districts, but so too do rebel militas opposed to Muammar Gaddafi. Under cover of darkness, it is said, they emerge from hiding to ambush his security forces. In some neighbourhoods the gun battles rage every night, but the bodies of those killed and all other traces are swiftly removed.With security tight and little sign of a major uprising in Tripoli, these audacious guerrilla tactics appear to be the rebels’ best hope of chipping away at the Libyan leader’s defences.In Souk al-Juma there have been reports of explosions, a raid on a police station and at least one public protest violently crushed. A rebel sympathiser, pointing to a street off the district’s main road, said: “On one night a couple of weeks ago, four people were killed here.”Libyan government officials denied such attacks have taken place, and the movements of foreign journalists are strictly controlled, making it impossible to verify these claims.However, anecdotal evidence suggests that there are now regular night-time clashes in the Libyan capital .The raids have turned parts of Tripoli, a city with no shortage of privately owned firearms, into a no-go area after dark.
Tripoli
Jul 6th
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Russia to send another plane with humanitarian aid to Libya – RIA Novosti
Another plane from the Russian Emergencies Ministry with humanitarian aid for Libya will take off for Tripoli from Moscow on Thursday, a statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry said. On Wednesday, a Russian Emergencies Ministry's Ilyushin Il-76 …
Why is it taking so long– – BBC News
Rebels holding military positions some 90km (60 miles) from the Libyan capital, Tripoli, have expressed frustration that Nato commanders are holding them back from attacking the …
Cruise lines scrap Syria, Libya stops due to violence – msnbc.com
It's no surprise that P&O Cruises has scrapped three calls to Tripoli in Libya, although a statement from the line does say it will revisit the idea of Libya calls if the situation improves. For now, though, a scheduled call by Adoniaon Dec. …
Libya rebels poised for push towards Tripoli – AFP
BENGHAZI, Libya — Buoyed by French arms drops and intensified NATO air strikes on the regime's frontline armour, Libya's rebel army said it is poised for an offensive that could put it within striking distance of Tripoli. The rebels' announcement late …
Tripoli: Talks proceed but rebels remain firm: Gadhafi must go
Jul 4th
Latest News: Tripoli
Tripoli Refugees Stream Into Libya’s Mountains
In the last week, hundreds of families fleeing the capital have arrived at a rebel checkpoint in the middle of a winding mountain road, exhausted, relieved and willing to share their stories..
Tripoli’s Lone Chinese Restaurant Still Delivers
Many foreigners fled the crippled Libyan capital as the uprising there turned to war. But one Chinese restaurant is still open for business — though customers are few. “If I left, I would lose everything I have here,” owner Dai Songxian says..
Libyan rebels advance towards Tripoli
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan rebels trying to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi have pushed to within about 80 km (50 miles) of the capital, a rebel spokesman told Reuters on Monday, in the biggest rebel breakthrough in weeks..
Rebels Arm Tripoli Guerrillas and Cut Resources to Capital
The rebels say they are in contact with police and government officials to make plans to secure the city in the days after a potential ouster of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi..
