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Misrata Residents Describe Nonstop Shelling

MISRATA, Libya -- Inside the besieged city of Misrata, spent rockets protrude from the pavement of a parking lot, unarmed teenagers prepare plastic crates of Molotov cocktails, and fighters at roadblocks sit inside empty shipping containers outfitted with furniture, carpets and generator-powered TVs and watch Al-Jazeera...

Images of Libyan Unrest [PHOTOS]

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Gadhafi Forces Strike Back at Libya Uprising

BENGHAZI, Libya -- Foreign mercenaries and Libyan militiamen loyal to Moammar Gadhafi tried to roll back the uprising against his rule that has advanced closer to his stronghold in Tripoli, attacking two nearby cities in battles that killed at least 15 people. But rebels made new gains, seizing a military air base, as...

Greece Set to Evacuate 15,000 Chinese Nationals From Libya

ATHENS, Greece -- Greece said today it was ready to evacuate as many as 15,000 Chinese nationals from Libya amid growing unrest in the North African nation. Foreign Ministry spokesman Grigoris Delavekouras said three Greek commercial ships were en route to Benghazi, Libya's second largest city, to evacuate between 13,000...

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06/01/12 ICC lets Libya keep Kadhafi son pending legal challenge Source: Expatica Libya does not need to hand the son of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi over to the International Criminal Court while Tripoli contests the court's jurisdiction, ICC officials said Friday.
05/31/12 Who committed Houla massacre? Source: Pakistan Observer Modern warfare gets conducted in multiple ways, among the most potent of which is Information Warfare (Info-war).
05/30/12 Libyan women plunge into politics Source: The Raw Story Showing that women in Libya can be much more than just sexy bodyguards or accessories to murder, women are dipping into politics in the hope of drafting a constitution which protects their rights.
05/29/12 Extradition of Senussi to decide Mauritania links:... Source: Expatica Future ties between Libya and Mauritania will depend on Nouakchott's decision concerning the extradition of dead dictator Moamer Kadhafi's ex-spy chief, Libya's leader warned on Tuesday.
05/25/12 Libyan prime minister lays wreath at spot where Yvonne... Source: Telegraph - London - UK Kib said on Thursday Tripoli would work "very closely" with London to resolve outstanding questions about the murder.

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Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi () (June 194220 October 2011), commonly known as Muammar Gaddafi ( ' ) or Colonel Gaddafi, was the official ruler of the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 to 1977 and then the "Brother Leader" of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya from 1977 to 2011. Gaddafi seized power in a bloodless military coup in 1969 and served as the country's head of state until 1977, when he stepped down from his official executive role as Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council of Libya, and claimed subsequently to be merely a symbolic figurehead.

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