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Libya: rebel council releases its vision for future
The Interim National Council of Libya has released its plan for the future of Libya as world leaders meet to discuss that very issue. Gary Gibbon takes a look.
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The Interim National Council of Libya has released its plan for the future of Libya as world leaders meet to discuss that very issue. Gary Gibbon takes a look.
Muammar Gaddafi and his son were buried in a secret desert grave this morning, says the National Transitional Council, ending debate among Libya’s new leaders.
“That man is a hero – whoever he is”, said the man from the National Transitional Council. “There is no question of prosecuting anyone even if it was a deliberate assassination”, said his colleague. The two men were explaining how Libya is answering the call to explain what happened to Colonel Gaddafi as best it can.
Troops loyal to fugitive former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi are putting up fierce resistance as National Transitional Council forces target the Gaddafi stronghold of Sirte.
The National Transitional Council in Tripoli claims it has located ousted leader Colonel Gaddafi, who says his forces will rally to defeat the rebels who now control much of the country.
As Libya’s National Transitional Council moves to Tripoli to attempt to restore normality, the African Union has refused to recognise the new government in a sign of support for Colonel Gaddafi.
The military leader of Libya’s rebel forces has been killed by Gaddafi loyalists, according to Libya’s National Transitional Council.
All Colonel Gaddafi’s Libyan diplomats are to be expelled from the UK as Britain recognises the National Transitional Council as the “sole governmental authority” in the country.
The early results of Libya’s first elections are confounding those who assumed Islamist parties would take the lead. Unike in Egypt and Tunisia, in Libya many voters seem to have turned their back on the Muslim Brotherhood.
A liberal coalition takes an early lead in vote counting on Sunday but with 3,700 candidates and more than 130 parties it is too early to call. Preliminary results are expected Monday.
Channel 4 News International Editor Lindsey Hilsum blogs on prospects for democracy in Libya.
Are Syrians paying the price for Libyans’ freedom given that one year on, it seems unlikely that such international intervention will be contemplated again.
Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson on why ousting Colonel Gaddafi was the start of turbulent times for Libya.
Two British journalists detained in Libya and accused of being spies were reporting on atrocities meted out against black people by the same forces that arrested them.
The international community learned a lot of lessons from Libya, and there are regrets. Lindsey Hilsum is in Moscow on the first anniversary of the revolution.