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Journalist Clare Morgana Gillis on Her Imprisonment in Gadhafi’s Libya
On April 5, freelance journalist Clare Morgana Gillis was violently captured by loyalists of Moammar Gadhafi while reporting from the front lines of the Libyan conflict. She was captured alive, along with two other journalists, when gun-wielding loyalists surrounded the group near the eastern Libyan oil town of Brega. A South African photojournalist who was […]
Libya’s Rebel Military Chief of Staff Assassinated
Gen. Abdel Fattah Younis, Libya’s rebel military chief of staff, was shot and killed this morning along with two other commanders on their return trip to Benghazi from Port Brega. Suspicions surrounding the deaths are numerous, but the identity and motives of the gunmen have yet to be revealed. Gen. Younis defected in February to […]
Rebels Struggle Against Gadhafi’s Forces in Libya
Libyan rebels continue to struggle against Gadhafi’s forces. While Gadhafi’s troops took the oil-rich city of Brega yesterday, rebels fought to maintain control over Misurata. There’s been a massive security clampdown in Tripoli that has managed to stifle a lot of dissent in the capital. However, some brave people still approach reporters to tell them […]
Libyans Want More from NATO
NATO’s mission statement for its operations over Libya echo the U.N. Security council resolution that authorized those operations: the protection of civilians in towns like Misurata in the west and Brega and Ajdabiya in the east. But neither Colonel Gadafi’s loyalists nor the dissident leadership based at Benghazi are able to achieve a decisive military […]
Top of the Hour: Strife in Yemen, Morning Headlines
In Libya, forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi have retaken the city of Bin Jawad, pushing rebels back away from Gadhafi’s hometown of Sirte. Opposition forces are now fleeing from Brega and the oil port of Ras Lanouf, where fighting continues. President Obama has pledged to help stop the violence in Libya, but there are many […]
Imagining Libya If Rebellion Fails
The Libyan government said it has taken over a key oil terminal and would continue eastward to Benghazi – the declared capitol for rebel groups. The takeover of Brega came as world leaders continue to debate the merits of a no-fly zone. On Saturday, the Arab League endorsed the idea. But without foreign intervention, what will […]