Libya: mixed messages on targeting Gaddafi
The US is doing better than the UK at agreeing a line on whether Colonel Gaddafi is a target in the Libya bombing or not – and sticking to it, as Gary Gibbon blogs.
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The Libyan woman taken into custody after she told foreign journalists that Gaddafi’s militia had raped her has been freed but has reportedly been banned from leaving Tripoli, writes Jonathan Rugman.
Libya’s acting Foreign Minister Abdel Ati al-Obeidi tells the Greek prime minister that Colonel Gaddafi is ‘seeking an end to fighting’ and wants a solution to the crisis
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.
Libya’s former Prime Minister Abdul Ati al-Obeidi tells Channel 4 News that Gaddafi’s regime is trying to set up talks with western powers to stop the war.
Following the defection of Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa, William Hague calls on other key Libyan figures in Gaddafi’s regime to follow suit. Jonathan Rugman looks at Koussa’s background.
Libyan rebels say they are preparing for a fresh push west after being forced to retreat by Gaddafi forces.
The Foreign Office confirms that one of the most senior figures in Gaddafi’s government, the Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa, has quit his post and is now in the UK.
World leaders are meeting in London to discuss the future of Libya without Muammar Gaddafi.
Jonathan Miller reflects on his time in Libya in the hands of “this nasty regime”, seeing the full force of Gaddafi’s power and ruthlessness.
Libya’s opposition rebel army moves closer to capturing Muammar Gaddafi’s birthplace of Sirte, as coalition airstrikes weaken defences.
As western planes and missiles continue to attack Libyan military hardware, defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones assesses the air war and refutes Gaddafi’s claims of mounting civilian casualties.
Pentagon says NATO attacks have reduced Gaddafi’s ability to control his ground forces and he is reportedly arming volunteers, as rebels enter Ajdabiya from the east.
The US is doing better than the UK at agreeing a line on whether Colonel Gaddafi is a target in the Libya bombing or not – and sticking to it, as Gary Gibbon blogs.
Rebels in Benghazi have celebrated allied strikes against Gaddafi’s air defences, but as Lindsey Hilsum reports from the frontline there are still desperate calls for weapons and more support.
In the face of Gaddafi’s continuing defiance in Libya, defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones writes for Channel 4 News on the weaponry gathering to enforce the No-Fly Zone.