Libya war: strike against Gaddafi

As a Libyan woman makes a desperate, dramatic plea for help in a Tripoli hotel, Channel 4 News Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Miller witnesses how Gaddafi’s forces deal with dissent.

Libyan rebels have taken back the town of Ajdabiya after an all-night battle. Channel 4 News International Editor Lindsey Hilsum asks if the rebels will be able to maintain their momentum.

An agreement has been met for NATO to implement the no-fly zone in Libya after a day of continued action reported to have spread to the capital, Tripoli.

A Libyan with alleged links to the 1984 killing of policewoman Yvonne Fletcher tells Channel 4 News he was “not at the scene” when the shooting took place but that he was in London at the time.

The Chancellor has told Parliament the cost of the war in Libya will run into tens, not hundreds, of millions – the clearest hint yet that he expects it to be over by the end of next month.

Channel 4 News has obtained rare video from inside Zintan posted on a hardcore Libyan rebel Facebook page showing the scenes inside a hospital intensive care unit.

Libya’s capital Tripoli has been targeted for the third night by western forces. Follow all the latest events on our live blog, Twitter and Facebook.

A defence expert tells Channel 4 News airstrikes against Colonel Gaddafi are already costing millions a day – and the consequences of ground forces getting sucked in ‘don’t bear thinking about’.

EXCLUSIVE: Six villagers in a field on the outskirts of Benghazi were shot and injured when a US helicopter landed to rescue a crew member from the crashed jet, reports Lindsey Hilsum.

Western air power continues to lead the massive air strikes against the forces of Libya’s Colonel Gaddafi. Follow all the events on our live blog, Twitter and Facebook.

As RAF jets target Libyan air defence and weapons sites alongside US and French forces – latest updates and video from #c4news. Add your voice via the live blog, Twitter or Facebook.

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.

The former UK ambassador to Libya warns Channel 4 News allied forces could be in the country “for the long haul” unless Gaddafi’s internal allies turn against him – a process which has halted.

Peter McHugh writes for Channel 4 News on the debate on Libya in the House of Commons, where despite widespread support for action there is still a niggling doubt if, legally, Gaddafi is a target.

The Libyan conflict has exposed the gaping hole left by Government cuts to Britain’s sea-based air power, former senior Navy officers tell Channel 4 News.