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Misrata

Tripoli militia clash with Misrata fighters
Article
/ 3 January 2012

Tripoli militia clash with Misrata fighters

A gun fight erupted in central Tripoli, killing four, as a group of former rebels from Libya’s third biggest city, Misrata, clashed with ex-fighters.

By Jay Deshmukh
Desert claims ‘king of kings’
Africa
/ 29 October 2011

Desert claims ‘king of kings’

The belated finale for Muammar Gaddafi began on a marble slab in a car park and ended with a lonely burial in the desert.

By Ian Black and Martin Chulov
Gaddafi buried at dawn in secret desert grave
Africa
/ 25 October 2011

Gaddafi buried at dawn in secret desert grave

Muammar Gaddafi has been buried in a secret desert grave, ending a wrangle over his body that threatened to derail post-liberation plans.

By Staff Reporter
Gadaffi regime battered from all sides
Africa
/ 13 August 2011

Gadaffi regime battered from all sides

An imprisoned Libyan army colonel says Moammar Gadaffi’s regime is riddled with divisions and is in the process of collapse.

By Andrew Beatty
Libyan rebels soldier on towards Tripoli
Africa
/ 15 June 2011

Libyan rebels soldier on towards Tripoli

Libyan rebels have captured two villages on the road to Tripoli, as Nato insisted it could complete its mission without putting troops on the ground.

By Jean-Pierre Campagne
Defiant Gaddafi attacks Misrata, as AU support ebbs
Africa
/ 8 June 2011

Defiant Gaddafi attacks Misrata, as AU support ebbs

Gaddafi’s forces have stormed the rebel-held city of Misrata, after the African Union said for the first time that the Libyan leader must step down.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 10 May 2011

Nato bombs Tripoli as Libya rebels hail advance

A Nato bombing blitz rocked the Libyan capital on Tuesday, as rebels in besieged Misrata claimed to be pushing back the Libyan strongman’s forces.

By Wg Dunlop
Libya rebel city tense as Gaddafi ultimatum expires
Article
/ 3 May 2011

Libya rebel city tense as Gaddafi ultimatum expires

The Libyan rebel city of Misrata was relatively calm on Tuesday but braced for new attacks by Gaddafi forces as an ultimatum to surrender ended.

By Marc Bastian
Misrata tense as Gaddafi ultimatum expires
Article
/ 3 May 2011

Misrata tense as Gaddafi ultimatum expires

The Libyan rebel city of Misrata braced for a new bombardment by Muammar Gaddafi’s forces on Tuesday as an ultimatum for its surrender expired.

By Marc Bastian
Gaddafi’s office destroyed in Nato bombing
Article
/ 25 April 2011

Gaddafi’s office destroyed in Nato bombing

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.

By Imed Lamloum
Libya rebels welcome US drones, McCain visit
Africa
/ 22 April 2011

Libya rebels welcome US drones, McCain visit

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.

By Dominique Soguel
Bickering mars Nato’s plans for Libya campaign
Article
/ 14 April 2011

Bickering mars Nato’s plans for Libya campaign

Nato leaders squabbled over the military campaign in Libya on Thursday, failing to agree on requested airstrike strategies against Gaddafi’s forces.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 13 April 2011

The cry goes up: Go, Gadaffi, go

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.

By Staff Reporter
Massacre in Misrata
Africa
/ 4 April 2011

Massacre in Misrata

Muammar Gaddafi’s forces were staging a "massacre" in the Libyan city of Misrata on Monday, even as Turkey said it was trying to broker a ceasefire.

By Tarek Amara and Alexander Dziadosz

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