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4 Italian Journalists Abducted in Libya, Driver Killed

Journalists were on highway between Zawiyah and Tripoli

(Newser) - Italy's foreign ministry says four Italian journalists have been kidnapped and their driver killed, apparently by Libyan regime loyalists, as they traveled down the highway to Tripoli. The abductions occurred today on a stretch of highway between Zawiyah, 30 miles west of Tripoli, and the Libyan capital. Italian news...

Journalists Freed From Tripoli Hotel

Five-day siege ends

(Newser) - Gunmen loyal to Moammar Gadhafi have freed the roughly 35 foreign journalists that they’d been holding hostage in the Rixos hotel, ending a five-day siege. The gunmen relented when they heard how things were going in Tripoli, according to Matthew Chance of CNN , who was one of the hostages....

Rebels Loot Gadhafi Compound
 Rebels Loot Gadhafi Compound 
Aug 24, 2011 9:33 AM CDT

Rebels Loot Gadhafi Compound

Loyalists fled ahead of assault

(Newser) - Rebels and their supporters gleefully looted Moammar Gadhafi’s Bab Azizia compound in Tripoli today, celebrating the fall of the regime by making off with various valuables and weaponry from hastily abandoned homes. “The money of the Libyan people is now going to the Libyan people,” one bank...

Allies Fear Gadhafi May Unleash Chemical Weapons

US forces monitoring sites

(Newser) - As the battle for Libya nears its endgame , Western nations allied with the rebels fear a desperate Moammar Gadhafi could unleash chemical weapons as his final brutal act. US armed forces are monitoring suspected chemical weapons sites. "They are a vicious regime,” British Foreign Minister William Hague told...

Rebel Government Heads to Tripoli

Celebration on streets of Benghazi

(Newser) - Aiming to prevent a “vacuum” in Libyan leadership, rebel leaders from the Transitional National Council are traveling from the country’s east to Tripoli, the Christian Science Monitor reports. "We have to be there at the moment of liberation. We can’t leave any opportunities for remnants of...

Libyan Rebels Raid Moammar Gadhafi Compound in Tripoli
 Rebels Storm 
 Gadhafi Compound 
Aug 23, 2011 12:32 PM CDT

Rebels Storm Gadhafi Compound

Celebration ensues as fighting continues

(Newser) - Hundreds of rebels have stormed Moammar Gadhafi’s compound today, busting open its gates and pouring in, some riding golf carts, according to an AP reporter. They celebrated their success with gunfire; the head of a statue was pulled off as one rebel climbed atop another iconic structure: a giant...

Gadhafi 'Alive and Well' in Tripoli: Russian Chess Chief

Says he spoke to leader by phone today

(Newser) - The Russian head of the World Chess Federation says longtime friend Moammar Gadhafi is "alive and well," "still in Tripoli," and planning to stay in Libya. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov says he spoke to Gadhafi on the phone at 6pm Moscow time today, the AP reports. The chess...

Gadhafi Son's Bizarre Drop-in Bad News for Rebels

Troops appear energized after Seif al-Islam's appearance

(Newser) - Fresh fighting has erupted in Tripoli today after Moammar Gadhafi's son turned up free, a bizarre twist that seems to have energized forces still loyal to the regime. The AP reports thick clouds of smoke, fierce street battles, and heavy fighting around Gadhafi's main compound. The rebels maintain...

Rebels' Bounty: Jeweled Pistols, Designer Clothes

Treasure perks up still-battling rebels

(Newser) - When fighting a revolution leaves you exhausted, nothing satisfies like a jewel-encrusted pistol—especially when it's been "liberated" from Moammar Gadhafi's properties. One band of Libyan rebels doggedly battling regime loyalists in the streets of Tripoli yesterday managed to boost its morale with a truckload of such...

Gadhafi Son: 'Things Are Fine in Tripoli'

Seif al-Islam had been reported arrested, takes reporters on tour

(Newser) - Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's son and one-time heir apparent, who was reported arrested by rebels yesterday when they advanced on the capital Tripoli, is free. Seif al-Islam turned up in the early morning hours at the Rixos hotel, where foreign journalists are staying in Tripoli under the close watch...

BBC Convoy Attacked by Pro-Gadhafi Forces

Incident shows Tripoli far from stable, reporter says

(Newser) - Despite the advances made by Libyan rebels yesterday, Tripoli continues to see heavy fighting—and a BBC convoy recently found itself in the middle of the violence. Reporter Rupert Wingfield-Hayes was accompanying rebels into the city center when, he says, “we came under ambush … pro-Gadhafi forces drove out...

Battle Rages at Gadhafi Compound

Tanks roll out of Gadhafi compound, his whereabouts unknown

(Newser) - Automatic gunfire and explosions could be heard early today as tanks rolled out of Moammar Gadhafi's complex in Tripoli and troops loyal to the Libyan strongman continued a last-ditch battle against rebels . Gadhafi's troops remain a threat to rebels who surged into the city yesterday, and "danger...

Obama Hails Libyans for Besting a Tyrant

He calls on Gadhafi to relinquish power to avoid more bloodshed

(Newser) - President Obama has hailed the Libyan rebels surging through the streets of Tripoli as heroes as the city slips "from the grasp of a tyrant." The Gadhafi regime "is showing signs of collapsing," he declared. The people have proven that the "pursuit of dignity and...

Reports: Gadhafi Security Surrenders, Sons Captured

Euphoric rebels meet little resistance as they enter Tripoli

(Newser) - As the Libya endgame continues, news is breaking quickly: A rebel leader tells the AP Seif al-Islam Gadhafi has been arrested, and Reuters reports that Moammar Gadhafi's government is ready to negotiate with rebels. Earlier reports on Twitter stated that both of Gadhafi's sons had been captured (his...

Rebel Assault on Tripoli Continues

Anti-Gadhafi forces rise up around city, but Gadhafi denies assault

(Newser) - With explosions and gunfire continuing in Tripoli this morning, rebels are continuing their advance on Moammar Gadhafi , reports Reuters . Rebels said that anti-Gadhafi forces in Tripoli have joined the rebel fight, particularly around Tajoura and the airport, two regions know to be more anti-Gadhafi, and that they're backed by...

Rebels Begin Assault on Tripoli

Explosions rock the capital; government says all is well

(Newser) - It looks like Libyan rebels are closing in for the kill: Reuters reports heavy gunfire and explosions in Tripoli. Rebels have made swift progress this week knocking off strategic cities around the capital, and now it, too, looks in danger of falling. Residents tell the news agency that people are...

Libya Rebels Seize Brega, Advance on Gadhafi's Tripoli

Gadhafi's grip said to be cracking

(Newser) - Things are looking ever more grim for Moammar Gadhafi: Libyan rebels today said they've gained total control of the oft-captured oil port of Brega, reports the AP , after sealing their grip on its industrial section. This follows Thursday's capture of Zawiyah and Tunisian reports that Gadhafi's longtime...

Agency Plans to Rescue Foreigners From Tripoli

As rebels close in on Gadhafi, workers have no way out

(Newser) - Another sign that rebels are tightening their grip on Moammar Gadhafi: An international agency says it plans to evacuate thousands of foreign workers from Tripoli, reports Reuters . The foreigners are mostly Egyptians who have no easy way out now that rebels have closed in on the capital and shut highways....

Gadhafi Poised to Flee as Rebels Near Tripoli

Leader preparing for exile in Tunisia, US officials say

(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi's 42-year rule may be entering its final days, US officials tell NBC , citing intelligence reports. The dictator has made preparations to flee with his family to exile in Tunisia, according to the sources. The rebels seeking to end his rule have made dramatic advances in recent days...

Libyan Rebels Take Crucial Port City Near Tripoli

They now control Zawiyah and its oil refinery

(Newser) - This one sounds like a serious blow to Moammar Gadhafi: Rebels have taken control of the port city of Zawiyah and its all-important oil refinery, report the New York Times and Reuters . The rebels routed Gadhafi's troops last night, evident by the uniforms seen scattered about today by deserting...

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