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Muammar Gaddafi

SA guns for Nato as Libya’s rebels plot future
Africa
/ 25 August 2011

SA guns for Nato as Libya’s rebels plot future

As Libya’s new masters meet their Western backers in Turkey on Thursday to secure funds, SA said it had repeatedly asked Nato to stop bombing.

By Staff Reporter
Dead or alive: R9-million bounty on Gaddafi’s head
Article
/ 24 August 2011

Dead or alive: R9-million bounty on Gaddafi’s head

Libya’s rebels are offering a bounty for Muammar Gaddafi, after a former ally said he was probably heading for the border — in women’s clothing.

By Missy Ryan and Ulf Laessing
Gaddafi: A vicious despot driven from power
Article
/ 24 August 2011

Gaddafi: A vicious despot driven from power

Despite his absurd, buffoonish persona, Muammar Gaddafi clung to power in Libya for four brutal decades.

By Simon Tisdall
Tripoli falls, but SA still reluctant to recognise rebels
Article
/ 23 August 2011

Tripoli falls, but SA still reluctant to recognise rebels

More than 30 countries have recognised Libya’s rebel council, but SA has so far refused to accept its legitimacy, and criticised Nigeria for doing so.

By Katharine Child
Rebels capture Gaddafi compound in Tripoli
Africa
/ 23 August 2011

Rebels capture Gaddafi compound in Tripoli

Rebel fighters have captured Muammar Gaddafi’s heavily fortified Bab al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli — but there was no sign of the Libyan leader.

By Florent Marcie
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Africa
/ 23 August 2011

Libya rebels launch massive attack on Gaddafi lair

Libyan rebels have launched a massive offensive on Muammar Gaddafi’s compound in Tripoli, as the strongman’s son refuted reports of his own arrest.

By Imed Lamloum and Charles Onians
Gaddafi’s son rallies loyalists for Tripoli fightback
Africa
/ 23 August 2011

Gaddafi’s son rallies loyalists for Tripoli fightback

A son of Muammar Gaddafi who rebels said they had captured made a surprise appearance with jubilant supporters in Tripoli overnight.

By Ulf Laessing and Missy Ryan
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Article
/ 23 August 2011

Gaddafi on the run as rebels fight in Tripoli

Remnants of forces still loyal to Muammar Gaddafi staged a desperate stand in Tripoli on Tuesday as rebels fought their way into the capital.

By Ulf Laessing and Missy Ryan
Libyan rebel chief warns against retribution
Article
/ 22 August 2011

Libyan rebel chief warns against retribution

The head of Libya’s rebel national council has urged his fighters to respect the law and not take violent revenge against Gaddafi loyalists.

By Staff Reporter
Gaddafi’s collapse will embolden Arab rebels
Article
/ 22 August 2011

Gaddafi’s collapse will embolden Arab rebels

The implosion of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s 41-year-old rule will put a new spring in the step of the Arab revolutions.

By Samia Nakhoul
SA on Libya: We don’t want ‘state within a state’
Article
/ 22 August 2011

SA on Libya: We don’t want ‘state within a state’

As rebels swept into Tripoli overnight, the SA government said on Monday it had not yet recognised Libya’s transitional national council.

By Katharine Child
Gaddafi goes to ground amid clashes in Tripoli
Article
/ 22 August 2011

Gaddafi goes to ground amid clashes in Tripoli

Tanks opened fire at rebels trying to storm Muammar Gaddafi’s main compound in Tripoli on Monday, although his whereabouts remained unknown.

By Ben Hubbard
‘It’s over. Gaddafi’s finished’
Africa
/ 22 August 2011

‘It’s over. Gaddafi’s finished’

Jubilant rebel fighters have swept into the heart of Tripoli as Muammar Gaddafi’s forces collapsed and crowds took to the streets.

By Missy Ryan
Gaddafi desperate to reclaim order as rebels push forward
Africa
/ 21 August 2011

Gaddafi desperate to reclaim order as rebels push forward

Muammar Gaddafi has urged Libyans to take up arms and crush an uprising in Tripoli as rebel troops closed on the capital for a final onslaught.

By Ulf Laessing
Ship meant for Tripoli evacuations comes under fire
Article
/ 21 August 2011

Ship meant for Tripoli evacuations comes under fire

Foreign nationals are due to be evacuated from Tripoli on a boat to Malta as fighting between rebels and Muammar Gaddafi’s forces reached the capital.

By Staff Reporter
‘Zero hour’ in Tripoli as rebels rise up
Africa
/ 21 August 2011

‘Zero hour’ in Tripoli as rebels rise up

Explosions and gunfire rocked Tripoli through the night as opponents of Muammar Gaddafi rose up in the capital.

By Missy Ryan
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Article
/ 20 August 2011

The Irish teen who tracks and kills Gaddafi’s snipers

With his flipped-round baseball cap and "Just Do It" T-shirt, Tareg Gazel looks like any other 19-year-old. But his job is to kill Gaddafi snipers.

By Charles Onians
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Article
/ 19 August 2011

Gaddafi begins to crumble

Muammar Gaddafi’s regime showed fresh signs of buckling as rebels came close to cutting off supply routes.

By Julian Borger, Chris Stephen and Richard Norton-Taylor
Rebels tighten noose around Tripoli
Article
/ 18 August 2011

Rebels tighten noose around Tripoli

Rebels to the west and east of Libya’s capital fought forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi for control of oil facilities vital to winning the war.

By Michael Georgy
Rebels encroach, but Tripoli seems unruffled
Article
/ 16 August 2011

Rebels encroach, but Tripoli seems unruffled

Rebels may have fought their way to Zawiyah but for many supporters of Muammar Gaddafi in Tripoli, the battle may as well be a million miles away.

By Missy Ryan
Gaddafi spits defiance, but talks with rebels
Article
/ 15 August 2011

Gaddafi spits defiance, but talks with rebels

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi urged his people early on Monday to "liberate Libya" from Nato and traitors, a day after rebels captured a key town.

By Missy Ryan
Bitter battle as Libyan rebels take key town
Africa
/ 14 August 2011

Bitter battle as Libyan rebels take key town

Libyan rebels have fought their way into the strategic city of Zawiya west of Tripoli in their most significant advance in months.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 10 August 2011

As accusations fly, Libya’s brutal war grinds on

In Libya’s civil war, where conflicting accusations collide, there is little doubt about the conflict’s human toll, no matter its nature or numbers.

By Missy Ryan
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Article
/ 9 August 2011

Libyan rebel leader sacks entire Cabinet

Libya’s rebel leader sacked the executive office of his de-facto government on Monday in a move to end a crisis after the death of a rebel general.

By Staff Reporter
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Africa
/ 9 August 2011

Libyan rebel leader sacks entire Cabinet

Libya’s rebel leader sacked the executive office of his de-facto government on Monday in a move to end a crisis after the death of a rebel general.

By Andrew Beatty
Libya rebels battle Gadaffi offensive
Article
/ 8 August 2011

Libya rebels battle Gadaffi offensive

Libyan rebels have battled to defend their gains in the face of an offensive by troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, holding on to strategic Bir Ghanam.

By Andrew Beatty
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Africa
/ 5 August 2011

Gaddafi’s son Khamis killed in Nato strike, say rebels

Libya’s rebels say a Nato air attack has killed Muammar Gaddafi’s son Khamis, commander of one of the most loyal and best-equipped military units.

By Robert Birsel
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Article
/ 1 August 2011

The complexities of Libya’s conflict

Rebels who seized the government-held town of Ghazaia describe themselves as "liberators", but there were no cheers when they rolled in.

By Michael Georgy
Rebels clash with Gaddafi loyalists
Article
/ 31 July 2011

Rebels clash with Gaddafi loyalists

Libyan rebels have clashed with an armed gang said to be loyal to Muammar Gaddafi in a sign of growing lawlessness.

By Staff Reporter
Libyan rebels attack Gaddafi stronghold
Article
/ 30 July 2011

Libyan rebels attack Gaddafi stronghold

Rebels have encircled Muammar Gaddafi’s last stronghold in Libya’s Western Mountains region and hope to seize it soon.

By Michael Georgy
Journalist casualties in Libya during Nato raids
Article
/ 30 July 2011

Journalist casualties in Libya during Nato raids

The death of three journalists during Nato air strikes in Libya has been pinned on al-Qaeda instigation.

By Imed Lamloum
Rebel tug-of-war in Libya after military chief’s death
Africa
/ 30 July 2011

Rebel tug-of-war in Libya after military chief’s death

Questions around Libyan rebel divisions are swirling following the killing of their own military chief.

By Rania El Gamal
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