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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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Euphoria and anxiety for Manchester’s Libyan exiles
Thousands of Libyan exiles in Manchester celebrated during the fall of Tripoli, but the mood is punctuated with fear for the safety of relatives back home – as Jane Deith reports.
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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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How tweets and texts helped the rebels take Tripoli
Libyans are free to text, call and blog again after a long telecommunications blackout, in a powerful symbol of how the rebels are ringing the changes.
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Rebels launch Operation Mermaid to take Tripoli
Libya’s six month bloody uprising reaches Tripoli, as rebels launch an intense assault towards Gaddafi’s stronghold.
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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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Gaddafi tells Libyans ‘get ready for the fight’
In his first speech since the launch of a major rebel offensive, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi urges Libyans to “get ready for the fight”, urging them to liberate the country from Nato and traitors.
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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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Gaddafi regime taunts UK over general’s death
As it emerges Libyan rebel general Abdel Fatah Younes was killed by an Islamist militia fighting on his own side, the Gaddafi regime describes the death as a “slap in the face’ for the UK.
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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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France ‘won’t rule out’ more Libyan weapon drops
A senior French diplomat tells Channel 4 News a weapon drop to rebel-held areas was a legally-justified move to protect civilians, and that France won’t rule out deploying more arms in the future.
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Tripoli pipeline attack ‘endgame’ for Gaddafi
Colonel Gaddafi’s regime in Libya could be entering a final, decisive phase, with reports that the main pipeline supplying oil to Tripoli has been cut.
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Arrest warrant issued for Gaddafi
The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. But whether he will face justice or not still hangs in the balance, a lawyer tells Channel 4 News.
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Nato boss regret at loss of life in Tripoli
Nato’s Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen tells Channel 4 News he regrets the “tragic loss of life” following an off-target air strike in Tripoli, but says the mission is meeting its objectives.