Libya war: strike against Gaddafi

If necessity is the mother of invention – could war be the mother of ingenuity? Alex Thomson blogs on the checkpoints of Tripoli, in all their myriad forms.

The man convicted of the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am flight, Abdel Baset al-Megrahi has reportedly been found in an unconscious state in Tripoli, clinging to life by an oxygen and fluid drip.

Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson blogs on the terrifying ordeal of black Africans caught up in the Libya war.

The Abu Salim massacre of 1996, when 1200 prisoners were gunned down, may have been the spark that led to the Libyan revolution, as International Editor Lindsey Hilsum has been hearing.

Tripoli airport is a quiet place these days. Colonel Gaddafi’s golf buggy used to transport him to his jet, lying on a pavement outside the terminal building, blogs Alex Thomson.

As the charred skeletons of more than 50 people are found in a farm building outside Tripoli, Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson tracks the terrifying ordeal of black Africans caught up in the war.

How do you stay neutral in a warzone? And how do you stay focused when all around is chaos? Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson – currently in Libya – answers your Facebook questions.

A man seen shooting from the Libyan embassy on the day of the policewoman’s death is identified for the first time, as detectives prepare to pursue the murder hunt in Libya.

Our Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson witnesses shocking scenes at a hospital in Abu Salim where doctors have fled – abandoning the injured and leaving the dead to decompose.

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.

All the latest from the Channel 4 News team in Libya, plus video, comment and analysis. Add your voice to the live blog.

As the hunt for Colonel Gaddafi continues, Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson watches Libya’s rebels close in on Abu Salim, the last district in Tripoli held by forces loyal to the despot.

Colonel Gaddafi calls on his supporters to march on Tripoli and “purify” the capital of Libya’s rebels, as International Editor Lindsey Hilsum meets neighbourhood groups patrolling the streets.

Jonathan Rugman looks at where Libyan leader Gaddafi could be – and what could happen next in the fight for control of Tripoli.