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Libya rebels demand return of Gaddafis from Algeria
Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s wife and three children have fled to Algeria. In Libya, the rebel council says it is an “act of aggression” that Algeria let them in the country.
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Libya rebels make gains towards Tripoli
Libyan rebels take control of an oil refinery in the town of Zawiyah just thirty miles west of the capital Tripoli, in a strategic and psychological blow to Colonel Gaddafi’s forces.
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Libya rebels move to within 45 miles of Tripoli
As two offensives place Libyan rebel forces within striking distance of Gaddafi’s Tripoli stronghold, Anthony Tucker-Jones asks if they can maintain their new-found momentum.
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Turkey recognises Libya rebels
Turkey officially recognises Libya’s anti-government rebels and promises to give them at least $200m in aid.
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Libya rebels’ funding boost from allies
Western and Arab countries pledge more than $1.1bn in funding for Libya’s Transitional National Council at a meeting of the Contact Group on Libya in Abu Dhabi.
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LIVE BLOG: Rebels breach Colonel Gaddafi’s Libya compound
Libya’s rebel fighters break inside Colonel Gaddafi’s fortified compound as street battles continue in Tripoli. For latest video and updates from Channel 4 News on the ground follow the live blog.
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Libyan rebels take control of Gaddafi compound
Hundreds of rebel fighters are dancing in celebration in Colonel Gaddafi’s heavily fortified Bab al-Aziziya compound after heavy gun battles during the day, as Lindsey Hilsum reports from Tripoli.
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Rebels spell out ‘clear road-map’ for new Libya
Libya’s new government tells Channel 4 News it “won’t make the stupid mistakes made by other countries” by seeking revenge on Gaddafi officials, as it starts a process of national reconciliation.
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Libyan rebels take Gharyan on their advance towards Tripoli
The Libyan capital is now cut off to the west at Zawiyah and to the south at the garrison town of Gharyan, from where our International Editor Lindsey Hilsum reports.
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Libya: Rebels close in on Tripoli
Six months after the war began Libyan rebels seem to be closing in on Tripoli. But would the fall of the capital lead, as one Libyan activist claims, to a “peaceful implosion” of the regime?
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Libyan rebels fly flag in key town of Zawiyah
Anti-Gaddafi forces enter the city of Zawiyah, a key strategic target just 30 miles from the embattled dictator’s stronghold in Tripoli.
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Libya criticises UK recognition of rebels
Muammar Gaddafi’s regime says Britain’s decision to diplomatically recognise Libya’s rebels is “irresponsible, illegal, and a violation of British and international law.”
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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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Allies to fund Libyan rebels with cash lifeline
Rebels are given a financial lifeline as allies seek to unlock Libya’s assets. A lawyer tells Channel 4 News the allies are now aggressively targeting Gaddafi while in Misrata the struggle continues.
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Child soldiers sent by Gaddafi to fight Libyan rebels
A 16-year-old boy tells reporter Ruth Sherlock how Gaddafi loyalists forced him and other youths to fight the rebels on the front line of Misrata’s bitter siege.
