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Libya: African Union offers truce plan to rebels
April 11, 2011Members of an African Union delegation are offering a peace proposal to end Libya's eight-week-old conflict to rebel leaders in the city of Benghazi. The AU says the government has already accepted the plan. The delegation met leader Col Muammar Gaddafi...
Nato refuses to apologise for strike on Libya rebels
April 08, 2011Nato has refused to apologise for a "friendly fire" attack on rebel tanks in eastern Libya that killed at least four people. Rear Adm Russ Harding said that until Thursday's incident, Nato had not been aware that rebel troops had started to...
Libya: Rebel leader accuses Nato of failing civilians
April 06, 2011The Libyan rebel commander, Gen Abdul Fattah Younis, has accused Nato of standing idly by while pro-Gaddafi forces kill people in Misrata. If Nato waited another week to intervene, the besieged city's people faced extermination, he told reporters in...
Libya: Colonel Muammar Gaddafi 'must remain in power'
April 05, 2011The Libyan government has said it is open to political reform, but Muammar Gaddafi must stay in power to avoid a Somalia- or Iraq-style power vacuum. Spokesman Moussa Ibrahim described Colonel Gaddafi as a "unifying figure", and insisted his...
RAF planning for six months in Libya, says chief
April 04, 2011The RAF is planning on the basis that operations over Libya will last at least six months, its chief has said. Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton warned the service would need "genuine increases" in its budget to run the range of operations...
Libya: Coalition air strike near Brega kills rebels
April 02, 2011At least 13 people are reported to have been killed when a coalition plane flying over Libya fired on a rebel convoy between Brega and Ajdabiya on Friday, the rebels say. Doctors at a hospital in Ajdabiya told the BBC that three medical students were...
Chinese president criticizes France about Libya bombing
March 31, 2011Chinese President Hu Jintao has warned that coalition airstrikes on Libya could violate the spirit of the UN resolution on the North African country if civilians are killed in the process. Speaking at a press conference with visiting French President...
Libyan opposition says more aid needed to oust Gadhafi
March 31, 2011The leader of the opposition Justice and Democracy Party of Libya says logistical and intelligence support from the international community are two key elements “urgently” needed by the revolutionaries seeking to force Libyan leader Moammar...
Libya: Allies meet for Libya conference in London
March 29, 2011Members of the international community are to hold a meeting in London later to discuss the next steps for Libya amid the UN-backed military action. UK Prime Minister David Cameron said he hoped the meeting of about 40 delegations would ensure "...
Nato takes over Libya no-fly zone
March 25, 2011Nato says it has agreed to take over responsibility from the US for enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya. Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said talks would continue on giving Nato a "broader responsibility", with a decision possible...