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Libyan lies?
Governments, Libyan rebels and Nato have made much of the supposed use of foreign mercenaries and allegations of systemic mass rape to justify the war against Colonel Gaddafi. But little to no evidence has been produced to justify the claims.
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UK Libya operation will cost around £260m
It is estimated that the UK’s military operation in Libya will cost around £260m. Defence Secretary Liam Fox said protecting civilians is driving up the cost.
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Italy calls for break in Libya fighting
As Italy calls for fighting in Libya to be suspended so aid can reach victims, one charity tells Channel 4 News reports of landmines in western regions are making aid deliveries “very difficult”.
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Oppressed Berber people hope for the fall of Gaddafi
“But will Colonel Gaddafi be gone by then? Everyone has their own theories. It’ll be over by Ramadan. Nato has to end it by August. He won’t be here at the end of the year. And then the vague ones. His days are numbered. It’s only a matter of time.”
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Libyan officials say civilians killed by NATO strike
Libyan officials say seven civilians, including a baby, have been killed in a NATO strike in eastern Tripoli. NATO has told Channel 4 News it is “looking into the facts”.
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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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Libya: rebels battle Gaddafi forces south of Tripoli
Fighters battle government forces for a second day in the town of Zawiyah, as International Editor Lindsey Hilsum writes from Tripoli that the rebels are yet to penetrate Col Gaddafi’s capital.
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Gaddafi ‘ordered rape attacks’ as tactic of war – ICC
The International Criminal Court says it has found evidence that the Libyan dictator has been using rape to punish female opponents.
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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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Gaddafi defectors pile pressure on crumbling regime
Colonel Gaddafi calls for a truce as a flood of defections threatens to fatally weaken his grip on power.
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Cameron agrees to send Apaches to Libya
Britain steps up its role in Libya by agreeing to deploy four attack helicopters amid claims that the Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi is increasingly paranoid and “on the run”.
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Obama and Cameron hail US-UK ‘working partnership’
Barack Obama and David Cameron say there is “progress” in Libya and Afghanistan and the UK-US relationship is “essential”, as a Channel 4 News/You Gov poll shows the President is a hit with the Brits.
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UK considers using attack helicopters in Libya
Defence Minister Nick Harvey rejects French claims that Britain is about to send Apache attack helicopters into Libya – but confirms it is an option being considered by the UK.
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Nato ‘cannot confirm’ 11 killed in Brega airstrike
As Colonel Gaddafi claims he is in a place where he cannot “be reached or killed”, Libya accuses Nato of killing 11 Muslim clerics in an airstrike on Brega, in eastern Libya, on 13 May.
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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
