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Muammar Gaddafi

Desert escape for Gaddafi’s inner circle
Article
/ 11 September 2011

Desert escape for Gaddafi’s inner circle

Much of Muammar Gaddafi’s inner circle has fled into Niger as NTC rebels continue their assault in Libya.

By Nathalie Prevost
Libyan rebels enter Gaddafi stronghold
Africa
/ 11 September 2011

Libyan rebels enter Gaddafi stronghold

Fighters poured into the desert town of Bani Walid on Saturday as Nato aircraft struck at least seven times at Gaddafi loyalist positions.

By Maria Golovnina
Gaddafi forces won’t budge as deadline expires
Africa
/ 10 September 2011

Gaddafi forces won’t budge as deadline expires

The deadline for forces loyal to ousted Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi to surrender has expired with fighters of the NTC poised to attack hold-outs.

By Andrew Beatty
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Article
/ 9 September 2011

‘M16 knew I was being tortured’

Rebel leader sheds new light on the UK’s collaboration with Libyan intelligence forces.

By Martin Chulov
Libya fighters surround pro-Gaddafi town
Africa
/ 8 September 2011

Libya fighters surround pro-Gaddafi town

Libya’s new rulers sent a column of fighters towards Bani Walid overnight, preparing a showdown with supporters of ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi.

By Maria Golovnina
Libyan army flees across Sahara carrying looted gold
Africa
/ 7 September 2011

Libyan army flees across Sahara carrying looted gold

The hunt for Muammar Gaddafi has widened across Africa after Libyan army convoys crossed hundreds of kilometres of desert into neighbouring Niger.

By Staff Reporter
Libyan army convoy makes tracks in the desert
Article
/ 6 September 2011

Libyan army convoy makes tracks in the desert

Libyan army vehicles have crossed into Niger in what may be a negotiated bid by Muammar Gaddafi to seek refuge in a friendly African state.

By Christian Lowe and Abdoulaye Massalatchi
UK to probe claim linking MI6 spooks to Libya torture
Article
/ 5 September 2011

UK to probe claim linking MI6 spooks to Libya torture

An inquiry into alleged UK complicity in the mistreatment of suspects will probe new claims that spy agency MI6 was involved in rendition to Libya.

By Staff Reporter
Muammar’s men leave uniforms … and a Scud
Article
/ 5 September 2011

Muammar’s men leave uniforms … and a Scud

Western powers and Libya’s neighbours fear that the power vacuum could allow unsecured weapons to end up in the hands of Islamist militants.

By Christian Lowe
Talks fail with Gaddafi’s men in desert bastion
Article
/ 5 September 2011

Talks fail with Gaddafi’s men in desert bastion

Forces of Libya’s interim council are poised for an assault on Bani Walid after negotiators failed to persuade Gaddafi loyalists to surrender.

By Maria Golovnina
Libyan rebels eye final bastion while restoring order
Africa
/ 4 September 2011

Libyan rebels eye final bastion while restoring order

Libya’s interim council hopes to seize one of Muammar Gaddafi’s last strongholds without resistance as it tries to control the entire country.

By Maria Golovnina and Mohammed Abbas
NTC pledge democracy as they win Gaddafi billions
Africa
/ 3 September 2011

NTC pledge democracy as they win Gaddafi billions

Libya’s new leadership says it is committed to democracy, while it prioritises areas for spending the billions released from Gaddafi’s frozen assets.

By Christian Lowe and Mohammed Abbas
SA’s stance on Libya furthers rogue trend
Analysis
/ 2 September 2011

SA’s stance on Libya furthers rogue trend

The South African government’s double standards on human rights issues are not going unmarked, says <b>Greg Mills</b>.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 2 September 2011

Exploit the West, don’t just diss it

There’s something insane about people who claim the Libyan revolution was foisted on Africa by the West, writes <b>Chris Roper</b>.

By Chris Roper
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Article
/ 2 September 2011

Gaddafi clan’s brazen limousine escape

New details have emerged of the route used by Muammar Gaddafi’s family to escape into neighbouring Algeria, triggering a diplomatic row.

By Julian Borger, Richard Norton-Taylor and Martin Chulov
A revolution disgraced by racism
Article
/ 2 September 2011

A revolution disgraced by racism

The killings of black men in Libya speak of a society deeply divided for decades by Gaddafi.

By Richard Seymour
SA firm ‘helped’ Gaddafi spy on the people of Libya
Article
/ 2 September 2011

SA firm ‘helped’ Gaddafi spy on the people of Libya

A Stellenbosch engineering firm has been propelled into the limelight as a supplier of spy technology to the Gaddafi dictatorship.

By Yolandi Groenewald
Give Libya’s seat at the UN to the rebels, says Clinton
Africa
/ 1 September 2011

Give Libya’s seat at the UN to the rebels, says Clinton

At a meeting of world leaders boycotted by SA, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called for Libya’s rebels to be given the country’s UN seat.

By Staff Reporter
Zuma pays tribute to Norway’s massacre victims
Article
/ 1 September 2011

Zuma pays tribute to Norway’s massacre victims

While on a two-day visit to discuss climate change and Libya, President Jacob Zuma has paid tribute to the 77 people killed in a massacre in Norway.

By Staff Reporter
Libya rebels get taste of luxury at Gaddafi family resort
Africa
/ 31 August 2011

Libya rebels get taste of luxury at Gaddafi family resort

Beach villas are testimony to the fact that the Gaddafis not only ruled Libya, they owned it, and treated its wealth as their personal patrimony.

By Samia Nakhoul
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Article
/ 30 August 2011

Libya rebels demand Algeria return Gaddafi’s family

Libya’s rebels accused neighbouring Algeria of an act of aggression for admitting the fleeing wife of Muammar Gaddafi and three of his children.

By Samia Nakhoul
Libya’s rebels squeeze Gaddafi’s bastion
Article
/ 29 August 2011

Libya’s rebels squeeze Gaddafi’s bastion

Libyan forces have converged on Muammar Gaddafi’s hometown of Sirte hoping to seal their revolution by seizing the last bastions of the strongman.

By Samia Nakhoul and Alexander Dziadosz
‘Now we just need to find Gaddafi’
Article
/ 29 August 2011

‘Now we just need to find Gaddafi’

Libyan rebel forces were converging on Muammar Gaddafi’s hometown of Sirte on Monday, hoping to deliver the coup de grace of their revolution.

By Maria Golovnina and Mohammed Abbas
Rebels besiege Gaddafi’s home town
Article
/ 28 August 2011

Rebels besiege Gaddafi’s home town

Libyan forces closed in on Muammar Gaddafi’s home town, vowing to seize it by force if negotiations fail.

By Samia Nakhoul
Tripoli runs out of food and fuel
Article
/ 28 August 2011

Tripoli runs out of food and fuel

Fighters pushed increasingly leaderless regime gunmen to the outskirts of Tripoli on Saturday, as shortages of fuel and water paralysed the city.

By Hadeel Al-Shalchi
Tripoli hospital closes as fighting rages on
Africa
/ 27 August 2011

Tripoli hospital closes as fighting rages on

Médecins Sans Frontières has revealed that Tripoli’s Abu Salim Hospital has been shut down because staff and patients can no longer access it.

By Staff Reporter
Tripoli buckling under humanitarian situation
Africa
/ 27 August 2011

Tripoli buckling under humanitarian situation

Libyan rebels are facing a new battle by struggling to provide Tripoli’s residents with water, electricity, petrol and food.

By Charles Onians
Gaddafi’s defeated forces wake to new reality
Africa
/ 27 August 2011

Gaddafi’s defeated forces wake to new reality

With Tripoli’s hospitals now in rebel hands, Muammar Gaddafi’s wounded loyalists admit the truth at last.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 26 August 2011

Libyan rebels breach the sanctum

Though there is no sign of Gaddafi, the invasion of his compound is hugely symbolic.

By Harriet Sherwood
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Article
/ 26 August 2011

Aid for Libya begins to flow as US, SA end spat

The UN has released $1.5-billion of seized Libyan assets to be used for emergency aid after the United States and South Africa ended a dispute.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 26 August 2011

“The battle’s almost over, the war is far from won”

Now that the military battle for Libya is all but over, the challenges are enormous.

By Jonathan Steele
Libya: How SA stood firm on money for rebels
Article
/ 26 August 2011

Libya: How SA stood firm on money for rebels

The South African government has defended its refusal to back a United Nations proposal to release $1.5-billion of Libyan assets.

By Rapule Tabane
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