Libya

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.

As regime change unfolds in Libya, Channel 4 News also learns a recent intelligence assessment believed Gaddafi would still be in power in September.

Muammar Gaddafi has vowed to fight on to death or victory after Libya’s rebels forced him to abandon his Bab al-Aziziya compound. Rebels reportedly believe Gaddafi is hiding somewhere in Tripoli.

Exclusive: Colonel Gaddafi’s foreign minister, Abdul Ati al-Obeidi, tells Channel 4 News that the dictator’s reign has come to an end.

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.

All foreign journalists are released from the Rixos hotel in the Libyan capital Tripoli, after being trapped there by pro-Gaddafi forces.

Saif Gaddafi, who rebels said they had captured, has made a public appearance with frenzied supporters in Tripoli, saying that forces loyal to his father have “broken the back of the rebels”.

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.

Muammar Gaddafi could have an underground escape route from his military compound to Tripoli International Airport, an engineer who worked on plans to renovate its infrastructure told Channel 4 News.

Three of Muammar Gaddafi’s sons are in custody as rebels say they hold 95 per cent of Libya’s capital. President Obama says it is clear that Gaddafi’s rule is over, but the fight in Libya is not.

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.

David Cameron says Libya faces “difficult days” following the rebel advance into Tripoli. The Prime Minister says there is no room for complacency as fighting rages in parts of the Libyan capital.