VOA Several strong explosions have shaken Tripoli early Tuesday as NATO warplanes repeatedly bombed targets around the Libyan capital. Correspondents on the scene describe it as one of the most intense series of airstrikes since NATO’s air campaign against the forces of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi began. More than a dozen explosions were heard in… Continue reading NATO Warplanes in New Bombing Campaign on Tripoli
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UN to Send Aid to Eastern Libya Amid Reports of Hardship and Attacks on Civilians
22 March 2011 –United Nations agencies prepared today to rush aid into eastern Libya as rebels told a senior UN envoy on the ground there that cities and towns were under siege and civilians being targeted by the tanks and heavy weaponry of Colonel Muammar Al-Qadhafi’s forces. “Providing humanitarian assistance under current circumstances is very… Continue reading UN to Send Aid to Eastern Libya Amid Reports of Hardship and Attacks on Civilians
Between Muammar El-Gaddafi and the African Union
Tales coming out of Libya, a country that has been under the leadership of one-man rule for the 42 years are those of anger, frustration, popular uprising and death. The world has been lured to believe that all is well with the Libya’s economy, but recent occurrences have shown the opposite. Gaddafi has been anti… Continue reading Between Muammar El-Gaddafi and the African Union