War in Libya Could Drag On, Military Analysts Say
By STEVEN ERLANGER
France and Italy said they would, like Britain, send liaison officers to Libya, in what analysts said was a sign that there would be no quick end to the war.
Tim Hetherington, the photographer who was a director and producer of the film “Restrepo,” and Chris Hondros of the Getty photo agency came under fire on the front lines of Misurata.
France and Italy said they would, like Britain, send liaison officers to Libya, in what analysts said was a sign that there would be no quick end to the war.
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Government forces attacked fighters from a militia that had been allied with them in the fight against the former president, Laurent Gbagbo.
Chris Hondros of Getty Images was taking his customarily intimate, insightful photographs before being killed in Libya on Wednesday.
Italy's long relationship with Libya complicates its role in NATO's mission; Japan's history with tsunamis is documented in stone; and the "Restrepo" director Tim Hetherington is killed in Libya.
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More than 900 foreigners were evacuated by sea on Sunday from the besieged city of Misurata.
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