Nato bombs wrecked Gaddafi’s office in his Tripoli residence, as rebels in Misrata said they had pushed loyalist forces out of the Libyan city.
Two independent sources have confirmed that South African photographer Anton Hammerl is alive and well in the custody of pro-Gaddafi forces in Libya.
Nato forces flattened a building inside Muammar Gaddafi’s compound early on Monday, in what a press official said was an attempt on the leader’s life.
The western Libyan city of Misrata came under heavy bombardment on Sunday by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, a rebel spokesperson said.
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A spokesperson for Libyan rebels said the city of Misrata was freed from Muammar Gaddafi’s forces on Saturday after a siege of nearly two months.
Nato air strikes may force Libya to halt fighting by its army in the besieged port of Misrata and let local tribes take over the battle.
The United States has started using armed drones against Muammar Gaddafi’s troops, who battled rebels at close quarters on the streets of Misrata.
Journalists demonstrated in Johannesburg on Thursday for the release of news photographer Anton Hammerl, who is being held captive in Libya.
The residents of Misrata in Libya have been under siege from government forces for seven weeks.
Dr Mohammed al-Fagieh, chief surgeon at Hilal Hospital in Misrata, carries around a gruesome catalogue of recent cases.
Oscar-nominated war photographer and film director Tim Hetherington was killed on Wednesday in the besieged city of Misrata in Libya.
Friends and media activists have rallied to demand the release of Anton Hammerl, the SA lensman believed to be held by Gaddafi forces in Libya.
Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam says a new Libyan constitution is ready for when government forces prevail over rebels trying to oust his father.
President Jacob Zuma is receiving regular briefings on attempts by SA’s mission in Libya to locate photographer Anton Hammerl.
The Libyan government’s reported use of cluster munitions in Misrata may amount to crimes under international law, the UN said on Wednesday.
A rebel official in Libya’s besieged city of Misrata pleaded for Britain and France to send troops to help fight Muammar Gaddafi’s forces.
The United States is "very concerned" for the well-being of four journalists who have been held in Libya for two weeks.
The rebel council governing the Libyan city of Misrata said on Tuesday it was formally asking for Western troops to intervene to protect them.
A ferry rescued almost 1 000 people from Misrata on Monday and Britain said it plans to pick up 5 000 more.
Nato may have to intensify attacks on government forces to break the military stalemate in Libya, while the UN pushes to help trapped civilians.
South Africa has partially re-opened its mission in Libya as part of an effort to track down missing photojournalist Anton Hammerl.
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About 1 000 people have been killed and 3 000 injured in Libya’s third city Misrata since Muammar Gaddafi’s forces began attacking it.
Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi kept up an offensive on the rebels’ eastern frontline outpost of Ajdabiyah.
Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi fired at least 100 Grad rockets into Misrata on Saturday, a rebel spokesperson said.
Human Rights Watch say Gaddafi’s army has fired the weapons, which cause massive damage and are banned in most states.
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation foreign ministers gathered on Thursday in Berlin amid calls for increased air strikes on Muammar Gaddafi’s forces.
Leaders of five of the world’s major emerging powers said on Thursday the use of force in Libya and the Arab world should be avoided.
The AU and UN joined EU and Gulf states for the first time in calling for Gaddafi to step aside, as Nato bickered over how to support Libya’s rebels.
Sanef has called on President Jacob Zuma to make a personal request to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to release SA photographer Anton Hammerl.
Ministers gathered in Qatar on Wednesday for talks on Libya’s future, with some eager to step up air strikes against Muammar Gaddafi’s forces.