Gaddafi’s son killed by Libyan pilot in suicide air attack, report

The sixth son of Muammar Gaddafi has reportedly been killed in a suicide air mission on his barracks in Tripoli.

Khamis, 27, who runs the feared Khamis Brigade that has been prominent in its role of attacking rebel-held areas, is said to have died on Saturday night, according to media reports. (more…)

Gaddafi forces withdraw from Benghazi

Libyan government forces have fallen back from the rebel-held city of Benghazi, following air raids by Western-led forces.

Rebel fighters on Monday tried to follow up the retreat by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan leader, advancing on government forces in Ajdabiya, (more…)

Obama:Gadhafi ouster not Libya mission’s goal

A coalition air campaign over Libya is not aimed at removing Moammar Gadhafi from power, despite U.S. policy that the Libyan ruler “has to go,” U.S. President Barack Obama says.

Speaking to reporters on Monday during a visit to Chile, Obama insisted the purpose of the military mission is in response to the humanitarian threat Gadhafi poses (more…)

Libya rebels trying to reclaim lost towns

Anti-government rebels are clashing with government loyalists in key Libyan cities as international forces continued a string of airstrikes against government air defences. (more…)

Gaddafi’s ‘command and control capability’ destroyed, report

An air strike against an administrative building in a compound including Muammar Gaddafi’s residence in Tripoli has destroyed the Libyan leader’s “command and control capability”, a coalition official says.
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US not recognizing Libya ceasefire

The United States said on Sunday it would not recognize a ceasefire declared by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s forces. (more…)

Hints of dissent inside Gaddafi’s stronghold

Allied air strikes may have galvanised Muammar Gaddafi’s campaign against Western “terrorists” and “colonialists”, but deep within his Tripoli stronghold muted murmurs of dissent persist. (more…)

Libya: Moussa’s statements confusing, hypocritical, report

The European- and US-led military action against Libya in the past two days pivoted on the Arab League’s crucial support of a no-fly zone that would protect civilians there. (more…)

Al Qaeda commander calls for Islamic rule in Libya

A top Libyan al Qaeda commander has urged his countrymen to overthrow Col. Moammar Gadhafi’s regime and establish Islamic rule, expanding the terror network’s attempts to capitalize on the wave of unrest sweeping the region. (more…)

Gaddafi forces advance closer to rebel capital Benghazi

Libyan rebels on Sunday retreated from another key town under heavy shelling from government forces as Muammar Gaddafi loyalists swept closer towards the main opposition-held city of Benghazi. (more…)