The political uncertainty has raised tensions on the ground across Libya, controlled by an array of armed groups in a decade of conflict following the 2011 revolt that overthrew longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi.
A battle in which at least five soldiers have died has been sparked by clashes between a Jihadist group and Libyan special forces, says the army.
Libyan students protested in Benghazi after angry demonstrators lobbed grenades and stormed the offices of the ruling NTC — then its deputy resigned.
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/ 14 December 2011
The people of Libya have argued that it is time for Benghazi to regain it’s rightful place as a leading business and commercial centre.
Questions around Libyan rebel divisions are swirling following the killing of their own military chief.
Diplomats from the United Nations and from Spain on Wednesday joined a growing number of envoys beating a path to the Libyan rebel capital Benghazi.
Rebels welcomed a US decision to deploy Predator drones and Senator John McCain to Libya on Friday, where Gaddafi’s forces still have the upper hand.
President Zuma’s bid to halt Libya’s civil war collapsed after Gaddafi’s forces shelled a besieged city and rebels insisted "Brother Leader" must go.
Muammar Gaddafi’s Tripoli compound was rocked by blasts on Monday and his southern strongholds and a navy base were bombed.
Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi said his forces would fight a "decisive battle" on Thursday.
Eastern Libya was in full revolt on Thursday as veteran strongman Moammar Gadaffi made good his bloodcurdling vow to cling to power.
Libyan leader Moammar Gadaffi’s son Saif al-Islam Gadaffi late on Monday outlined a planned new constitution for Libya, while stressing his father was among the ”red lines” that could not be changed. ”The important thing is to have a contract that will organise the lives of Libyans,” Gadaffi said in a speech in Benghazi, 1 000km east of Tripoli.
Libyans whose young relatives were infected with HIV/Aids at a children’s hospital in Benghazi lashed out on Sunday at United States criticism of death sentences for five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor. About 1 000 people, mostly relatives of the victims, marched through the streets of this northern city, many carrying pictures of the infected children.