[THS] Qaddafi Grips Capital While Rebels Gain Across Libya

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Gaddafi loses more Libyan cities:

Protesters in Misurata said on Wednesday they had wrested the western city from
government control. In a statement on the internet, army officers stationed in the city
pledged "total support for the protesters".
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/02/2011223125256699145.html


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Qaddafi Grips Capital While Rebels Gain Across Libya:

Thousands of African mercenaries and militiamen were massing on roads heading
toward Tripoli on Wednesday to reinforce the stronghold of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi
as rebels protesting his 40-year rule claimed to have taken control of cities closer to
the capital, witnesses said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/24/world/africa/24libya.html?_r=1


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"Soldiers" Killed : - Video -

Hands tied behind their back and shot in the head.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBtHZT36GfY


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Sorrowful Video: Child Massacred "by Gaddafi's" Army in Benghazi, Libya:

According to informed sources death toll reached more than 1200 hundreds and
5000 others injured.
http://www.abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&Id=227802


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Horrifying video of Gaddafi's supporters entering homes in Benghazi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL8pQHsU2G0&feature=youtu.be


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Raw Video: : Man in Cyrene (Shahat) recalls his story from a bed in the hospital:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_W9j4s0rCk


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Raw Video: Green Square Tripoli, Libya -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNPVtAm160c


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Raw Video of bloody

Libya unrest as protests rage in Tripoli, Benghazi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vovl6h4Qmuw&feature=player_embedded#at=
46


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Libyan security minister defects - Al Jazeera:

 The channel aired amateur video footage that showed Abidi sitting at his desk and
reading a statement that also urged the Libyan army to join the people and their
"legitimate demands".
http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFLDE71L2JU20110222


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Manufacturing Consent For Attack On Libya:
Obama faces pressure to intervene in Libya:

The United States faced calls to impose sanctions but also to take direct action such
as bombing Libyan airfields and imposing no-fly zones -- military steps that most
analysts consider unlikely
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/23/us-libya-usa-idUSTRE71K6D520110223


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UK sends warship for evacuation:

HMS Cumberland in readiness for possible rescue of British citizens caught up in
violent revolt in Libya.
http://english.aljazeera.net//news/europe/2011/02/201122220152573855.html


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UK does not rule out using military for Libya rescue:

Britain refused on Wednesday to rule out using its armed forces to rescue 170 British
workers stranded in the Libyan desert after an appeal for help by desperate oil
industry workers.
http://bit.ly/efKBj5


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Live Blog - Libya Feb 23:

AJE Live Stream - Twitter Audio: Voices from Libya
http://blogs.aljazeera.net/africa/2011/02/22/live-blog-libya-feb-23


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Iranian President Slams Libya Killings:

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has condemned the killings of protesters in
Libya, calling the government's actions there "unimaginable."
http://bit.ly/eSJmM0


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3 Planes Airlift All Russians From Tripoli:

Russian officials announced Wednesday that all Russian citizens had been airlifted
from the capital of violence-torn Libya, but reports emerged about people stranded
elsewhere in the country.
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/all-russians-airlifted-from-
tripoli/431527.html


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