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Frozen Libyan cash to be released for humanitarian aid
Turkey’s Foreign Minister has backed calls to unfreeze around £2bn of Libyan cash for humanitarian aid.
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Libyan public opinion awaits a sign
Our International Editor, Lindsey Hilsum, seeks a way to discover public opinion in Libya.
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Navy chief: Prolonged Libya effort unsustainable
The head of the Royal Navy warns the fleet will not be able to continue its current scale of operations beyond the summer, as the US House of Representatives votes to prohibit funding of the conflict.
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UK Apache helicopters launch raids in Libya
British and French helicopter gunships have attacked Colonel Gaddafi’s forces, amid criticisms that the scale of NATO’s involvement is suffering from “mission creep”.
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NATO steps up Libya airstrikes
Between 12 and 20 heavy explosions rock Tripoli in one of the most intensive nights of bombing yet. Libyan authorities say three people have been killed and 150 wounded in the attack.
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Gaddafi taunts NATO on state TV
Libyan state television carries a brief audio recording from Colonel Gaddafi in which he calls NATO a ‘cowardly crusader’ and says he is an place they could not reach
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Libya: rebel deaths linked to NATO Misrata airstrikes
Up to 15 people, believed to be rebel fighters, may have been killed in a NATO airstrike in the besieged Libyan city of Misrata, local sources tell Channel 4 News.
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Aid agencies warn of humanitarian crisis in Libya
Aid organisations are warning of a humanitarian disaster in Misrata, the last major rebel enclave in western Libya, where hundreds of civilians are said to have died in a “medieval” six-week siege.
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Libya: Koussa’s sanctions lifted as fighting intensifies
Former Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussas EU sanctions have been removed and his assets unfrozen, as a divided NATO bombard Tripoli and a defiant Gaddafi attacks Misrata.
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No apology from NATO after Libya rebel deaths
NATO chiefs are unapologetic about air strikes hitting rebel tanks in Libya, leaving at least four rebels dead, but the Secretary General expressed “regret”, as Carl Dinnen reports.
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Libya woman accusing Gaddafi forces of rape speaks out
Eman al-Obeidi, the woman who says she was raped by Gaddafi’s forces in Libya, speaks about her ordeal, as in the east a setback for the rebels as NATO planes kill five. Jonathan Rugman reports.
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On buying a watch in Tripoli
This bright spring morning in Tripoli I set myself the challenge of buying a watch with Colonel Gaddafi’s face on it. My departing producer had acquired several as souvenirs for friends back home. A Gaddafi watch might make a novelty Christmas present, perhaps. It might even become a collectors’ item, if Libya’s rebels fulfil their…
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Libyan rebels: NATO failing civilians
The Libyan rebel commander accuses NATO of slow decision making, which is “letting the people in Misrata die every day”.
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Libya: Gaddafi forces loosen rebel grip on Misrata
Forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi continue to lay siege the rebel stronghold of Misrata, with reports saying up to 160 people have been killed in the city in the past week.
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Libya: rebels regroup after retreating from Gaddafi forces
Libyan rebels say they are preparing for a fresh push west after being forced to retreat by Gaddafi forces.
