Jon Snow
The lure of the 'very bad man'
Very bad men and cults that go bad: Jon Snow blogs on Gaddafi and the green that turned to black, tinged with the red blood of those who opposed his dictatorship.
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'Gaddafi is mafia' – on the road to Bani Walid
Amid reports that Colonel Gaddafi’s troops have started to pull out, Bani Walid and its approaches remain insecure. It’s noon, Sunday, and the former Libyan rebels – who now call themselves the Libyan National Army (LNA) – are still negotiating with the Warfallah tribal leaders in Bani Walid over the surrender of the town.
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‘We know where Gaddafi is’ claims rebel chief
As the head of the rebel military council in Libya announces he knows the whereabouts of Colonel Gaddafi, Jonathan Miller reports from the road to Bani Walid, a remaining loyalist stronghold.
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Gaddafi urges supporters ‘fight on’
Muammar Gaddafi urged his supporters to fight on as world leaders freed up billions of dollars to help Libya’s new rulers rebuild the North African state.
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Jon Snow
The blow-back of war
Perhaps the most fitting memorial to 9/11 might prove to be a thorough analysis of how and why this devastating mechanism of war is taking root with such speed.
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Lockerbie bomber al-Megrahi found ‘at death’s door’
The man convicted of the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am flight, Abdel Baset al-Megrahi has reportedly been found in an unconscious state in Tripoli, clinging to life by an oxygen and fluid drip.
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US ‘have killed al-Qaeda’s number two’
The right-hand man of Osama bin Laden’s successor was killed in a raid in northwest Pakistan in a “tremendous loss” to the terrorist group, American sources said.
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Net migration up by a fifth as fewer leave
New figures show net migration has risen by 21 per cent to 239,000 as Political Editor Gary Gibbon recalls an immigration pledge by David Cameron labelled “barmy” by critics.
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LIVE BLOG: The hunt for Gaddafi
All the latest from the Channel 4 News team in Libya, plus video, comment and analysis. Add your voice to the live blog.
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‘It’s over for Gaddafi’ says his foreign minister
Exclusive: Colonel Gaddafi’s foreign minister, Abdul Ati al-Obeidi, tells Channel 4 News that the dictator’s reign has come to an end.
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Saif Gaddafi resurfaces on the streets of Tripoli
Saif Gaddafi, who rebels said they had captured, has made a public appearance with frenzied supporters in Tripoli, saying that forces loyal to his father have “broken the back of the rebels”.
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Gaddafi could have underground escape road – engineer
Muammar Gaddafi could have an underground escape route from his military compound to Tripoli International Airport, an engineer who worked on plans to renovate its infrastructure told Channel 4 News.
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Where is Gaddafi? 'Gone with the wind'
Channel 4 News International Editor Lindsey Hilsum reports from Tripoli, where she says Libyans are “wild with happiness” six months after the revolution began.
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Heavy fighting continues in battle for Tripoli
Three of Muammar Gaddafi’s sons are in custody as rebels say they hold 95 per cent of Libya’s capital. President Obama says it is clear that Gaddafi’s rule is over, but the fight in Libya is not.
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How do you travel around a war zone?
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.
