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Turkey clashes with fellow NATO member France off the coast of Libya
When two countries who are supposed to be military allies fall out and almost get themselves into a shooting match, you know there’s going to be trouble ahead. The problem for NATO is, this time, it may prove terminal.
For a story that involves high seas skullduggery, clandestine gun-running, a punch up between people who are supposed to be friends, and an incident that could be fatal for the world’s...
Africans rescued by cargo ship occupy violently, captain and crew Lock themselves in Upper Decks
The approximately 100 nonwhite invaders who failed in their attempt to invade Europe from Libya and were picked up from their sinking boat by a passing container ship going to back to North Africa, have been forced ashore by Libyan police after refusing to disembark.
According to a report in the Information Nigeria news service, the violent invaders had occupied the lower decks, forcing the captain...
Gaddafi killed fleeing his stronghold
Libya, Misrata: Libyans take pictures with their mobile phones of the body of strongman Moamer Kadhafi in Misrata on October 20, 2011.
Libyan Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril has confirmed that Colonel Gaddafi has been killed. The fugitive leader died of wounds sustained in his capture near Sirte.
Meanwhile, officials from the National Transitional Council (NTC) have stated that no order was given to...
NATO Strike Kills 7 at Libya Hospital
Engineering school also hit, Brits call it ‘spy HQ’.
A NATO airstrike killed seven people in a hospital in Zlitan, western Libya, on Monday, according to locals and government officials. Medical equipment was visible among the twisted wreckage of the building, the Associated Press reports, after being taken on a government tour of the site.
“In this whole area there is no military,”...
Libya rejects Gaddafi arrest warrant
Tripoli says the arrest warrant for Muammar Gaddafi issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) is just a cover for continued NATO bombings, while the court itself has no authority over Libya.
“This court is nothing but a cover for the military operations of NATO. NATO that tried time and again and declared it frankly that it would assassinate the brother leader and his family. These actions...
Gadhafi vows 'long war' after US, allies strike
Rebel fighters gesture in front of a burning vehicle belonging to forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi after an air strike by coalition forces along a road between Benghazi and Ajdabiyah.
A defiant Moammar Gadhafi vowed a “long war” after the U.S. and European militaries blasted his forces with airstrikes and over 100 cruise missiles early Sunday, hitting air defenses and at least...