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US examines legality of Libya war

The US state department is examining how to legally continue its participation in the Nato-led bombing of Libya after Friday.

 

NATO airstrikes destroy 8 Libyan warships

Moammar Gadhafi's forces have been using the naval vessels to launch attacks on civilians and to lay mines aimed at hampering humanitarian aid, NATO says.

 

Gadhafi forces rocket rebel fighters in mountains

Moammar Gadhafi's forces rocketed rebel fighters Thursday in the formidable strongholds and training camps they have built up in the strategic ...

 

Libya Says It’s Freeing 4 Journalists

Libya Says It’s Freeing 4 Journalists

Four journalists held for illegally entering the country have each been given a one-year jail sentence, which has been commuted, and should be released soon, a government spokesman said Wednesday.

 

Report: Gadhafi 'probably' hurt, has fled capital

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has most likely been wounded, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said Friday.

 

Libyan Rebels Close to Seizing Control of Misurata’s Airport

Libyan Rebels Close to Seizing Control of Misurata’s Airport

Taking control of the airport in Libya’s third-largest city would be one of the most significant rebel victories in the conflict.

 

NATO leader: 'Gadhafi's time is over'

NATO leader: 'Gadhafi's time is over'

NATO's leader confidently proclaimed on Sunday that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's days are numbered, but he couldn't foresee how long the alliance's grinding mission to protect besieged civilians will last.

 

Libyan forces destroy Misrata fuel tanks: rebels

Libyan forces destroy Misrata fuel tanks: rebels

Libyan government forces destroyed four fuel storage tanks and set several others ablaze in rebel-held Misrata, dealing a blow to the port city's ability to withstand a government siege, rebels said on Saturday.

 

Clinton calls on Libya's Gadhafi to 'leave power'

Ousting Moammar Gadhafi is the best way to protect Libya's civilians, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton declared Thursday as diplomats met in Rome on how to support rebels fighting the Libyan leader....

 

Moammar Kadafi should step down, Turkish leader says

Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has encouraged democracy movements in the Arab world but resisted giving his full support to the Libyan uprising, now says it's time for Moammar Kadafi to go.

 

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