Hugo Best: UN panel finds Libya forces committed war crimes

Libya air strike video: NATO missiles hit Tripoli hard

The Libyan capital woke today to the heaviest NATO shelling there since the beginning of the international campaign.Tripoli reports three people were killed and dozens injured during twenty minutes of strikes. The main target appears to be Colonel Gaddafi's compound. NATO aircraft have been firing on Tripoli almost every night in attempts to destroy the military arsenal of the Libyan leader. The latest attack comes as France and UK announced their decision to deploy helicopters to escalate their strike power.

US bombs in Libya officially illegal after 60 days of war

NATO's campaign in Libya rumbles on, two months after it started. The US, which led the operation, is still highly engaged without official consent from Congress. According to the Constitution, America's military action over Libya is now illegal. But as RT's Lauren Lyster reports, few on Capitol Hill seem concerned. RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com

Arab Appeasement: Libya war & Palestine peace on Moscow table

Political unity among all Palestinians is needed to achieve a peace deal with Israel. Russia's foreign minister voiced this view on the conflict, as he meets the two main Palestinian parties in Moscow. Upcoming municipal elections were also on the agenda, as Palestinians seek help to resolve their regional problems. Russia has also called for a ceasefire between the Libyan government and the opposition in order to end the bloodshed in the country, as Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov prepares to meet with rebel representatives in the Russian capital. RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com

Obama, Cameron Predict Success in Libya

President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday that military operations in Libya will continue until Moammar Gadhafi stops his attacks against civilians and surrenders power. (May 25)

French fighter jets over Libya

Follow latest updates at twitter.com and www.facebook.com French military jets are already flying over the country, to enforce the UN backed no-fly zone. Foreign leaders meeting in Paris said they're ready to do whatever it takes to stop Colonel Gaddafi targeting civilian areas. Reports from Libya, suggest forces loyal to Gaddafi are carrying out attacks on the rebel stronghold city of Benghazi, despite the government ceasefire. RT's Paula Slier is in Tripoli. At a meeting in Paris, French president Nicholas Sarkozy said his country's planes are now over the town of Benghazi, preventing any attacks against civilians. RT correspondent Daniel Bushell reports .

Libya rebels battle Gaddafi loyalists

Anti-government fighters in the western Libyan town of Az Zawiyah have fought off forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan president, pushing them from the town. But the limited effectiveness of Gadaffi's forces and the overall disorganisation of the rebels have led largely to a stalemate situation. Al Jazeera's Laurence Lee reports.

'Bilderberg Hand': Deadly chaos in Libya, Bahrain as Wave of Rage spreads

Government buildings are reported to be on fire in the Libyan capital Tripoli as demonstrators demand an end to the 41-year rule of Colonel Gaddafi. The son of the Libyan leader blamed opposition groups and outsiders for instigating the protests. The army is reported to be using live ammunition against demonstrators, with international organisations putting the current death toll at over 200. In a televised national address Seif Al-Islam Gaddafi said this number was exaggerated, also dismissing reports that his father fled the country. Meanwhile the unrest continues to spread further through the region with protests in Yemen, Bahrain and Morocco. Regional expert Adrian Salbuchi says that global dominance groups are behind the wave of revolts.

Video of French jets bombing Libya ammunition dump, rebels fire rockets

The French military has released a video it claims shows French fighter jets bombing a Libyan ammunitions depot south of Tripoli on March 28th. The 32 seconds black and white sequence appears to show five explosions as munitions hit their targets, which the French military said were in Gharyan, 100 kilometres south of Tripoli. Meanwhile the US is reportedly sending CIA teams into Libya to gather intelligence and set up links with rebels. It comes as doubts grow about the exact makeup of the movement to oust Colonel Gadaffi. That's prompted criticism of plans to arm them, with NATO officials themselves admitting they fear that Al-Qaeda fighters are among the rebels.

Inside Story - Crushing Libya's revolt

The unrest in Libya started out as a series of protests inspired by popular revolts in neighboring Egypt and Tunisia but was met by a fierce security crackdown and the use of militias.

'War for Libyan oil planned long ago, no one cares about people'

Susan Lindauer, a journalist and author specializing on American interventions, has never believed the allied forces intervened in Libya out of humanitarian reasons. It is a war for oil which was prepared long ago, Lindauer argues - anyone who cared about the Libyan people would stop immediately. RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com

Battlefield video: Libya rebels fight Gaddafi forces

Mutinous army units in pickup trucks armed with machine guns and rocket launchers deployed around the strategic oil installation at Brega on Thursday, a day after the opposition foiled an attempt by loyalists of leader Moammar Gadhafi to retake control of the port in rebel-held east Libya. Recent amateur video uploaded to YouTube shows groups of armed men fighting in the desert, although it is unclear exactly when the video was filmed. In the footage, heavy gunfire and the sound of explosions can be heard and large plumes of smoke are seen rising in the distance.

Barack Obama is a Muslim, says Libya's Qadhafi..lol

Someone better tell FightTheSmears.com that Libyan leader Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi is a 'right-winger', lol, and saying that Obama is a Muslim and that Obama has an inferiority complex. Come on FightTheSmears.com, George Soros isn't just paying you to sit on your butts, lol You better start 'clearifying' that Obama is NOT a Muslim to all those Muslim countries and American Muslims who BELIEVE that Barack Obama is a Muslim. You better tell them that Obama is a born again Christian and not Muslim...those right-win...oh, wait...Muslims. Qadhafi goes on to mention that Obama should be proud of his African, Muslim [sic] identity. The Libyan gives his take on the current elections campaign in the United States. Qadhafi was responding to Obama's AIPAC pandering in which he stated Jerusalem shall be undivided at the Isralobby's 2008 Policy Conference. This statement incurred the wrath of the Arab media which led Obama to later 'readjust' his statement. Everytime I watch a Qadhafi speech I burst into laughter. This man -- a merge of Mick Jagger and Gene Simmons -- tends to be an Africanist one day and a pan-Arabist the next. The man is getting old. Have fun watching! Originally broadcast on al-Jazeera TV. A MEMRI.org video. www.memritv.org

Video shows Libya army 'executions'

Al Jazeera has received pictures that purportedly show Libyan army officers killed for refusing to fire on the rebels. Charles Stratford reports.

Pick-up 'Tanks': Libya rebel group warfare

RT's Oksana Boyko reports from Libyan Benghazi.The violence in Libya has reached a grim milestone - more than a thousand are thought to have died in the fighting between rebels and government forces. While opposition leaders are calling for the UN to recognise its control, both sides are urging foreign countries to stay out of the conflict. RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com

Libyan forces step up crackdown

As fresh violence grips Libya - there are claims that some of those cracking down on demonstrators are foreign mercenaries. Al Jazeera's Hazem Sika reports.

Video of bloody Libya unrest as protests rage in Tripoli, Benghazi

Libyans are digging their heels in protests in key cities - despite the violent response from the police as they try to curb the anti-government demonstrations. World leaders are rounding on Libyan authorities - calling for an immediate end to the clashes. Increasing numbers of protesters are demanding for an end to the 41-year rule of Colonel Gaddafi. Hundreds have been killed and over a thousand injured during a week of unrest, with reports of airstrikes from the country's own military on Monday. Rumours spread that the Libyan leader had fled the trouble, but Gaddafi later made a brief and defiant TV appearance saying he was still in the country. One of his sons blamed exiles and outsiders for pushing Libya to the brink of civil war, and denied that live ammunition was being used on demonstrators. Some Libyan ambassadors have quit over the use of force on civilians in protest, and want the UN to intervene.

Bombs fall on Libya's Ras Lanuf

As battles rage across Libya, dozens of people have been killed after Colonel Gaddafi's forces launched a fresh wave of air strikes on rebel groups. The repeated strikes came as Gaddafi began a major diplomatic effort which was seen by some as a sign that he may be prepared to end the war, sending diplomats to the Arab League, NATO and the European Union. Al Jazeera's Jacky Rowland was there as the bombs fell on Ras Lanuf in the east.

'West doesn't know enough to bomb Libya'

RT talks about Libya to politics lecturer Dr. Adrian Pabst from Britain's Kent University. RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com

Libya TV airs images of Tripoli bombing aftermath, said-to-be civilian victims

Follow latest updates at twitter.com and www.facebook.com Libyan broadcasters claimed that an unknown number of civilians were injured and killed in coalition airstrikes in Tripoli late on Wednesday. Fresh explosions and gunfire have been heard in the Libyan capital Tripoli, with reports saying coalition forces are targeting major military facilities across the country. Allied forces have also conducted air strikes against troops loyal to the leader Muammar Gaddafi, in the country's western city of Musrata.

Dramatic video of fighting aftermath in Libyan airport

Dramatic amateur video emerged on Monday purporting to show the aftermath of a skirmish that happened late last week between troops loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and rebel forces at Misrata airport. The video accessed via Youtube is thought to have been filmed over the weekend and there is no means of independently verifying it's date and authenticity. Fighting took place between Gadhafi loyalists and rebels at Misrata, Libya's third largest city 125 miles (200 kilometres) east of Tripoli, on Friday, according to residents. Each side now controls part of a sprawling air base on the outskirts of the city, and neither was able to make any gains in the latest sporadic fighting, they said. The footage shows buildings damaged by gunfire, while spent bullet shells and debris litter the runway. Also seen is a tank perched on top of a small airplane, used for training purposes. On Monday, clashes continued in Misrata. RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com

Dramatic video of warplane going down in flames, exploding on ground in Libya

Follow latest updates at twitter.com and www.facebook.com Libyan forces struck on Saturday at the heart of the rebellion against Moammar Gadhafi, shelling the outskirts of the rebel-held city Benghazi and launching airstrikes in defiance of international demands for a halt to the fighting. A warplane was shot down over the outskirts of Benghazi, sending up a massive black cloud of smoke.

Video of F-15 ruins in Libya after US fighter jet crashes near Benghazi

Follow latest updates at twitter.com and www.facebook.com A US official says both the crew of an F 15 fighter jet that crashed in Libya are safe and back in American hands. The official, speaking Tuesday on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on the record, said a Marine Corps Osprey search and rescue aircraft retrieved the pilot. He says the second crew member, a weapon's officer, was recovered by Libyan rebel forces and is now in US hands. The crash occurred Monday night at 2130 GMT after what the military says was an equipment malfunction. Its exact location was not given.

Death toll rises in Libyan unrest

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is confronting the most serious challenge to his rule in 42 years. Government forces have been unleashed onto protesters in the eastern city of Benghazi, where one hospital official put the death toll at 200. Al Jazeera's Stefanie Dekker takes a look at the scale of the unrest in the country.

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UN panel finds Libya forces committed war crimes

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