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| Despite Fall of Al Qathafi Regime NATO Mission Not Finished Yet |
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Many Libyans were overjoyed at the fall of the dictator Al Qathafi who ruled Libya for 42 years, which followed that of longtime rulers in Egypt and Tunisia earlier this year, but have been chilled by evidence of mass killings in Tripoli as his forces fought losing battles with rebels.
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| Libya's New Leaders Tell Al Qathafi Loyalists, 'Surrender by Saturday, or else... |
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The head of Libya’s National Transitional Council and Libya's interim leader, Mustafa Abdul Jalil has given forces loyal to deposed leader Muammar Al Qathafi a four-day deadline to surrender towns still under their control or face military force. They have been given until Saturday to decide.
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| Damage as Tank Burns at Libya's Biggest oil terminal |
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Libya's largest oil terminal has been damaged during fighting between rebels and forces loyal to Muammar Al Qathafi oil workers and witnesses told Reuters. At the same time a news agency witness reported seeing flames and black smoke spurting from a tank at the Es-Sider oil terminal, which loaded an average of about 450,000 barrels per day before the uprising against Muammar Gaddafi began in February.
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| Al Qathafi's Daughter Gives Birth to Baby Girl in Algeria |
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Muammar Al Qathafi, who has not been seen in the public since June and has been on the run since the rebels captured his Tripoli compound at Bab al-Azzizyah on August 23 has been deprived the joy of hugging a new grandchild. He has just become a grandfather to a new baby girl born to his daughter Ayesha.
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| Libyans Looking Forward to Celebrating a Great Eid al-Fitr festival |
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The National Transitional Council, the government-in-waiting in Libya after the ousting of the Libyan dictator, Muammar Al Qathafi, who still a fugitive, holed up in some hiding place, is now recognised as Libya's legitimate authority by more than 40 nations.
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| Angry NTC Calls on Algeria to Hand Over Al Qathafi Family Members |
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Following confirmation by the Algerian authorities that Al Qathafi's second wife Safiya, his daughter Ayesha, and his sons Mohammed and Hannibal, were in Algeria, the National Transitional Council, NTC, in Libya called on the Algerian government to cooperate with it and hand over any of Al Qathafi's sons who is on its wanted list.
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| Rebels Believe Khamis Killed, But Still No Official Confirmation |
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Despite the fact that no dead bodies have as yet been produced, Libyan rebels are almost certain that Khamis, the Libyan dictator Muammar Al Qathafi's son and his intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi have been killed during fighting with their units.
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| Summary of the American and International Press on the Libyan Revolution - Morgan Strong |
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Muammar Al Qathafi, who has not been seen since rebels took over the Libyan capital of Tripoli a week ago, is still a threat to the country and the world, the chairman of the National Transitional Council (NTC) said on Monday.
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| Breaking News: Reports that Al Qathafi's Son Khamis 'Killed In NATO Air Strike' |
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So far unconfirmed reports state that Khamis, one of the sons of the Libyan dictator now in hiding, Muammar Al Qathafi, has been killed in an air strike 60km south of Tripoli.
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| Breaking News: Al Qathafi's' Wife, Three Children Flee to Algeria |
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The wife of the Libyan dictator Muammar Al Qathafi and three of his children hae fled to Algeria. According to Algeria's news agency, Al Qathafi's wife Safiya, daughter Ayesha and sons Mohammed and Hannibal accompanied by their children, crossed the border from Libya into Algeria at 08:45 (CET).
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| Breaking News: ICC Could Indict Al Qathafi's Son, Khamis for Execution of Detainees |
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Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said he may also apply for an arrest warrant for Al Qathafi’s son Khamis, after Human Rights Watch said members of the Khamis Brigade, a force commanded by him, appeared to have carried out summary executions of detainees whose bodies were found in a warehouse in Tripoli.
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| Rebels All Set to Tackle Al Qathafi Hometown; Continue Search for Dictator |
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A Libyan rebels prepared Monday to launch an assault to capture the dictator Muammar Al Qathafi at his hometown of Sirte, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, the chairman of the National Transitional Council (NTC) said that the fugitive leader who has not been seen since June, is still a threat to the country and the world. He could be hiding among tribal supporters in Sirte.
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| Libyan Rebels Free over 10,000 Prisoners But 50,000 Still Missing |
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As Libya leans towards a democratic leadership after more than six months of battle to oust Libyan dictator Muammar Al Qathafi from power after a 42-year rule, the atrocities committed by the fugitive leader keep on surfacing. The Libyan rebels said Sunday they have freed over 10,000 prisoners arrested by the regime nearly 50,000 others are still missing.
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| CNN Finds Al Meghrahi as Being at 'Death's Door” |
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The rebels' National Transitional Council, NTC, that is announced on Sunday that it will not extradite the dying Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, the man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie airline bombing.
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| Summary of the American and International Press on the Libyan Revolution - Morgan Strong |
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It's a harrowing story - even by the standards of blood-soaked Libya. Muneer Masoud Own, 33, who made a living doing manual labor, says forces loyal to longtime Libyan leader Muammar Al Qathafi slaughtered nearly 150 prisoners as rebels closed in on Tripoli last week.
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