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Gaddafi's most feared spymaster surrenders
Lindsey Hilsum blogs on the surrender of Abdullah Senussi, the most feared enforcer of Colonel Gaddafi’s regime.
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British spies thwarted plot by former Libyan allies
MI6 had struck up such a budding relationship with Libyan Intelligence in the preceding years that when they wanted to kill our people earlier this year, we seem to have known about it. Which illustrates a point the spooks often like to make: that it is in Britain’s national interests to do business with people we don’t like.
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The tsunami revisited – a cameraman’s perspective
Channel 4 News cameraman Stuart Webb often has to cover major stories at just a few hours’ notice. As he prepares to return to the Japan tsunami zone Stuart reflects on his last visit there.
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Libyan ‘liberation’ declared
Millions are expected to party through the night as Libya celebrates the official end of the war against Colonel Gaddafi’s regime.
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Libya poised for declaration of liberation
Gaddafi’s body is reportedly set to be handed over to relatives as Libya looks forward to its first elections for more than 40 years.
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Gaddafi’s gone – but what next for Libya?
As Colonel Gaddafi’s body lies in a fridge in Misrata, Channel 4 News International Editor Lindsey Hilsum meets the men who captured him hiding in a drainage pipe – which is now a symbol of new Libya.
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Death of Gaddafi marks ‘new era’ for Libya
The world reacts to the end of Colonel Gaddafi’s 42-year grip on Libya as the US warns of “difficult days ahead” following his death. Meanwhile, Gaddafi’s burial has been delayed.
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Gaddafi – from pariah to ally and back again
Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi seized power in Libya in 1969 and ruled until 2011, bringing to its people relative prosperity but subjecting them to a hardline, oppressive dictatorship.
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Joy and frustration for British Libyans at Gaddafi’s death
As celebrations erupt across Libya at Gaddafi’s death, Libyans in Britain tell Channel 4 News of their mixed emotions that the former dictator will not face a trial.
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End of war in sight, says Libya’s new government
As the NTC claims that the conflict in Libya is drawing to a conclusion, Channel 4 News understands that fighting continues in major cities previously said to have been captured.
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The story behind the Libyan guitar hero photo
The photographer behind the Libyan guitar hero image tells Channel 4 News the story behind the shot.
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Cameron and Sarkozy ‘accidental heroes’ in Libya
A report from a leading think tank says that Nato coalition leaders relied on improvisation and good luck as well as military prowess in Libya.
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Gaddafi says ‘bombs of Nato will not last’
Libya’s deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi has vowed to defeat the rebels, warning that “Nato’s planes will not be able to continue their operations in Libya”.
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Gaddafi: the writing on the wall
Speeding along the road towards Tripoli, on 2 September, some graffiti caught my eye. It was scrawled in English, on a wall in the town of Zahwiya, where the uprising against Gaddafi had been so brutally put down. The message was exquisite in its simplicity. It read: “WE ARE NOT RATS.”
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Cameron and Sarkozy lauded in Libya
British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have been warmly welcomed by jubilant crowds in Benghazi on their first visit to Libya since the fall of Gaddafi.
