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Hague’s Libya move less than it appears
Is there less than meets the eye to William Hague’s statement on recognising the NTC in Libya as the government, asks our Political Editor.
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Libya’s new government tells Channel 4 News it “won’t make the stupid mistakes made by other countries” by seeking revenge on Gaddafi officials, as it starts a process of national reconciliation.
David Cameron says Libya faces “difficult days” following the rebel advance into Tripoli. The Prime Minister says there is no room for complacency as fighting rages in parts of the Libyan capital.
As fierce fighting continues in Tripoli, Barack Obama warns “this is not over yet”. The US President says there will be huge challenges ahead but America will stand with the Libyan people.
People often ask me how we survive in war zones, where we sleep and eat, how we travel. Well, in western Libya it’s not easy – but neither is it impossible.
Lindsey Hilsum reports on the devastation visited upon the coastal town of Zawiyah as rebels press on to Tripoli.
Lindsey Hilsum has travelled to the garrison town of Gheryan south of the capital Tripoli, now taken by rebels.
As a Scud missile is fired by the Libyan government’s forces, the US Defence Secretary says the regime’s “days are numbered”.
In his first speech since the launch of a major rebel offensive, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi urges Libyans to “get ready for the fight”, urging them to liberate the country from Nato and traitors.
Anti-Gaddafi forces enter the city of Zawiyah, a key strategic target just 30 miles from the embattled dictator’s stronghold in Tripoli.
Muammar Gaddafi’s regime has denied reports that the leader’s son Khamis has been killed in a Nato air attack in Libya’s western city of Zlitan which killed 32 people.
Is there less than meets the eye to William Hague’s statement on recognising the NTC in Libya as the government, asks our Political Editor.
Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi could stay in the country as long as he relinquishes power, according to Foreign Secretary William Hague.
As the Foreign Secretary, William Hague, offers the prospect of Colonel Gaddafi being allowed to stay in Libya if he steps down as leader, Anthony Tucker-Jones reports on the shifting political sands.
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is ready to hand over power to the country’s rebels, according to French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe. But one defence analyst dismisses the claim as “wishful thinking”.
French claims that Colonel Gaddafi is ready to step down are just internal political posturing says defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones.