Chicago, Apr 15 : President Barack Obama says a military stalemate exists on the ground in Libya, but the United States and NATO have averted a “wholesale slaughter” and Muammar Gaddafi is under increasing pressure
Tripoli, Apr 11 : Libya's opposition Transitional National Council today rejected a peace plan proposed by the African Union mediators, saying longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi must accept their demand to relinquish power before any talks.“This
Tripoli, Apr 9: Muammar Gaddafi's forces today pushed ahead towards the eastern town of Ajdabiya, the gateway to the opposition stronghold of Benghazi, as five people were killed in heavy fighting for the western city
Ajdabiya, Apr 8: Rebel fighters sent scouts Friday toward the contested oil port of Brega to seek clues on whether pro-government forces took advantage of a mistaken NATO airstrike that pounded opposition tanks and sent
Tripoli/Washington, Apr 6: Angry rebels today deprecated NATO for “slackening” the pace of its military campaign which faced fresh challenges with Muammar Gaddafi's troops changing tactics by using human shields to thwart air strikes.NATO officials
Tripoli/Washington, Apr 5 : A fierce offensive by government troops pushed Libyan rebels attempting to take the key oil town of Brega further east, as diplomatic moves to end the over month-long conflict made little
Tripoli, Apr 2: Fierce fighting raged today between the rebels and troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi for the control of the eastern oil town of Brega as the government of the embattled leader dismissed conditions
Tripoli/London, March 29: Mounting pressure on Muammar Gaddafi's to quit, world leaders today vowed to intensify air strikes to stop his "murderous attacks" on civilians as Libyan forces struck back at rebels advancing towards his
New York, Mar 30: US President Barack Obama has underlined the need for "collective" action in Libya where enforcement of UN resolution, authorising the use of force, is now under NATO control."We believe that the
Ras Lanouf, Libya, March 28: Libya's rebel forces closed in Monday on Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte, the gateway to the western half of the country, after it was targeted for the first time by
Washington, Mar 27: US today claimed major success in the campaign in Libya, with both Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defence Secretary Robert Gates saying that Gaddafi's military capacity had been substantially decimated with
Tripoli/Washington, Mar 27: Backed by air strikes from coalition forces, Libyan rebels today advanced westwards after recapturing the strategic towns of Ajdabiya and Brega, as French fighter jets destroyed five air force planes and two
Washington, Mar 25: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that considerable progress has been made in enforcing the 'no-fly' zone over Libya but forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi remain a threat to people
Washington, Mar 23: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today said the United States expects "more announcements" of Arab participation in UN-backed military action in Libya in the coming days.Five days after the United States, Britain
Tripoli, Mar 23: Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has ordered the release of three journalists, including two AFP employees, held by his forces since the weekend after an appeal from AFP chairman Emmanuel Hoog, his spokesman
Washington, Mar 23: US President Barack Obama ruled out any changes in the Operation Odyssey Dawn for Libya till its ruler Muammar Al Gaddafi was in power or till the time he changed his approach
Tehran, Mar 21 : Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei used his new year's message today to slam the military intervention in Libya, back regional revolts, and accuse US President Barack Obama of lying."The US
Washington, Mar 22: Two days after the US forces commenced operation to assist coalition forces to enforce the UN Security Council resolution of no-fly-zone over Libya, US President Barack Obama told the Congressional leadership that
Washington, Mar 22: US President Barack Obama has asserted that it is America's policy that the Libyan leader, Muammar Al Gaddafi must go and his Administration has multiple tolls to ensure that this goal is
Tripoli/Cairo, Mar 21: Western forces intensified strikes on Libyan defence targets flattening a command centre close to Muammar Gaddafi's private residence, as more nations joined the campaign in Libya and the Arab League declared its
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