Libya's Fighting Guitar Heroes
A picture of a guitar-strumming combatant has emerged from Sirte
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A video of a Libyan fighter, calling himself Senad el Sadık el Ureybi, has surfaced in which he claims to be the man who killed Muammar Qaddafi, Y Net News reports.
A picture of a guitar-strumming combatant has emerged from Sirte
The latest rumor places Qaddafi near the Algerian border
Qaddafi fighters are launching attacks from Algeria, Sirte, and Bani Walid
Hisham Buhagiar says Qaddafi is in the southern Sahara
Challenges confronting Mustafa Abdel-Jalil are forgotten during a jubilant night in Martyr's Square
Missing weapons, fears of retribution, and talk of a power vacuum
No one know who looted a cache of weapons that can shoot down high-flying aircraft,
The latest reports suggest Qaddafi is in Libya but headed south
Officials confront war-ravaged facilities and Qaddafi-dominated curricula
Chris Jeon has apparently worn out his welcome on the front line, and got on a truck back to Benghazi
The news outlet is now referring to Libya's "ousted ruler" and "transitional leaders"
Reports of Qaddafi's imminent capture and the arrest of his sons raise credibility questions
The leader who famously employs female bodyguards has poor word choice
The detainees claim innocence, but rebels insist many of them are fighting for Qaddafi
The UN will help Libya's interim leaders organize a police force and elections
Third son of Muammar Qaddafi tells the NTC he's ready to join the revolution
Qaddafi's wife and children didn't have much of a problem entering Algeria
There's no final tally, but a military commander estimates 50,000 have been killed
But Muammar Qaddafi is still missing and fighting persists
Officials think he's still in Tripoli but may try to escape
The Libyan opposition has seized the country's seat of power
Rebel leaders had said he was in their custody
Some credit NATO, others a more organized rebel force
Fighting is still raging elsewhere in Zawiyah
Forces loyal to Qaddafi break out the big guns, but fall short on accuracy.
Mustapha Jalil disbands the TNC executive council over the death of Gen. Younes.
A recap of the day's confusing and wide-ranging reports on Abdel Fattah Younis
Will unfreeze millions of dollars of the group's assets
He can stay put, so long as he releases power and a cease-fire is called
But won't say who participated or what the talks touched on
The rebels can't advance, the allies are wavering, and Qaddafi's forces haven't caved
Anti-Qaddafi forces prefer "freedom fighters" or "revolutionaries"
Turkey's foreign minister met with rebel leaders on Sunday
Why might this advance be any more successful than the last two?
Why would Eman al-Obeidy be forcibly repatriated from Qatar to the rebel stronghold?
A $500 million example of rebel craftiness
He landed in Benghazi today "to get an on the ground assessment of the situation"
The West is rooting for some shoddily armed underdogs
It is a rare military advance for the opposition in the western part of the country
Additional troops coincide with U.S. aid
The Harbour Group has taken on the rebel council as a pro bono client
There are substantial obstacles to getting ahold of the frozen foreign assets
Fed up using flags and hand signals, Libyan rebels hacked the regime's cell phone network
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