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NATO's position on the Transnistrian conflict (VIDEO)
June 19, 2011Elena Vnorovscaia/ Chișinău / Moldova.ORG / -- On 17 of July, there took place a seminar, the agenda of which was the New Strategic Concept of NATO and the perspectives for partnership in Chisinau. The main speaker was the Ambassador Dirk Brengelmann...
Libya unrest: Rebels edge west at Misrata
June 15, 2011Libyan rebels fighting to topple Col Muammar Gaddafi have been edging west from the city of Misrata as they try to advance towards the capital, Tripoli. Nato dropped leaflets on Zlitan, just west of Misrata, urging government troops to abandon their...
Libya: Gaddafi forces renew pounding of Misrata rebels
June 11, 2011A renewed barrage of shelling by Libyan troops around Misrata has left at least 22 people dead and at least 60 wounded, according to hospital doctors in the rebel-held city. Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have been pounding Misrata throughout...
Libya crisis: Allies step up funding to rebels
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June 09, 2011Western and Arab countries involved in the Libya campaign have pledged money to a new funding mechanism for the rebels, stepping up international pressure on Col Gaddafi's regime. Italy is sending $586 (400m euros; £360m), France $420m, and Kuwait...
Libya crisis: Rebels seek to break out of Misrata
June 08, 2011Libyan rebels have sustained casualties during an attempt to break out of their western enclave of Misrata. Pro-Gaddafi forces are reported to have killed 14 rebels who had surged towards the south, east, and west of the city. Misrata suffered intense...
Russia to the West’s rescue in Libya?
June 03, 2011As predicted from the outset of the Libya crisis (EDM, April 21, 26), Russia now officially proposes to “help” extricate the Western belligerents from their difficulties in Libya. Moreover, Moscow’s mediation is being solicited. At the...
Libya conflict: UN accuses both sides of war crimes
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June 02, 2011UN investigators have accused government forces in Libya of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Rights experts said they had found evidence of crimes including murder and torture, in a pattern suggesting Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was behind them...
Nato apologises for air strike on Afghan civilians
May 30, 2011International forces in Afghanistan have apologised for an air strike that killed up to 14 civilians in the south-west of the country on Saturday. A statement by senior Nato generals said the top priority was to prevent civilian casualties and it took...
Nato air strike 'kills 14 civilians' in Afghanistan
May 29, 2011A Nato air strike has killed 14 people, all civilians, in south-west Afghanistan's Helmand province, local officials say. The strike took place in Nawzad district after a US Marines base came under attack on Saturday. The air strike, which was targeted...
Libya: Nato planes target Gaddafi's Tripoli compound
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May 25, 2011At least five large explosions rocked the Libyan capital Tripoli overnight, as the Nato military campaign continued. For a second night, the air strikes targeted the area around Col Muammar Gaddafi's Bab al-Aziziya compound. Nato is enforcing a UN resolution...