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Obama Interrupts Vacation to Cheer Libya Rebels

President offers audio statement during vacation

(Newser) - Barack Obama couldn't let the fall of Moammar Gadhafi's regime pass without comment, so the vacationing president issued an audio statement today praising NATO and the rebels and calling on Gadhafi to publicly step down. "The celebrations that we’ve seen in the streets of Libya show...

BBC Convoy Attacked by Pro-Gadhafi Forces

Incident shows Tripoli far from stable, reporter says

(Newser) - Despite the advances made by Libyan rebels yesterday, Tripoli continues to see heavy fighting—and a BBC convoy recently found itself in the middle of the violence. Reporter Rupert Wingfield-Hayes was accompanying rebels into the city center when, he says, “we came under ambush … pro-Gadhafi forces drove out...

Trump: Let's Take Libya's Oil

When you win a war, you keep the spoils, Trump explains

(Newser) - If Moammar Gadhafi gets the boot, we should get some booty, or so thinks Donald Trump. "We are NATO. We back NATO in terms of money and weapons. What do we get out of it?" he asked the hosts of Fox & Friends today. "Why won’t we...

When Gadhafi Falls, Oil Prices Will Fall With Him
When Gadhafi Falls,
Oil Prices Will Fall With Him
analysis
Aug 22, 2011 9:27 AM CDT

When Gadhafi Falls, Oil Prices Will Fall With Him

And stocks could 'soar': David Kotok

(Newser) - If the rebels succeed in taking Moammar Gadhafi down, expect oil prices to follow suit—which means stocks could skyrocket, writes analyst David Kotok at Business Insider . An end to the Gadhafi regime would likely allow Libyan oil production to rebound to a pre-crisis daily output of 1.6 million...

NATO: We&#39;re Not Done in Libya
 NATO: We're Not Done in Libya 
Aug 22, 2011 7:53 AM CDT

NATO: We're Not Done in Libya

Vows to keep flying until all Gadhafi's men surrender

(Newser) - Tripoli is largely in rebel hands today, but NATO vowed to keep sending out air patrols—and possibly launching strikes—until all of Moammar Gadhafi’s troops have surrendered or returned to their barracks. NATO’s secretary-general told the AP that Gadhafi’s regime is “clearly crumbling,” but...

Battle Rages at Gadhafi Compound

Tanks roll out of Gadhafi compound, his whereabouts unknown

(Newser) - Automatic gunfire and explosions could be heard early today as tanks rolled out of Moammar Gadhafi's complex in Tripoli and troops loyal to the Libyan strongman continued a last-ditch battle against rebels . Gadhafi's troops remain a threat to rebels who surged into the city yesterday, and "danger...

Obama Hails Libyans for Besting a Tyrant

He calls on Gadhafi to relinquish power to avoid more bloodshed

(Newser) - President Obama has hailed the Libyan rebels surging through the streets of Tripoli as heroes as the city slips "from the grasp of a tyrant." The Gadhafi regime "is showing signs of collapsing," he declared. The people have proven that the "pursuit of dignity and...

Reports: Gadhafi Security Surrenders, Sons Captured

Euphoric rebels meet little resistance as they enter Tripoli

(Newser) - As the Libya endgame continues, news is breaking quickly: A rebel leader tells the AP Seif al-Islam Gadhafi has been arrested, and Reuters reports that Moammar Gadhafi's government is ready to negotiate with rebels. Earlier reports on Twitter stated that both of Gadhafi's sons had been captured (his...

Libyan Rebels Capture Tripoli Base
 Libyan Rebels 
 Capture Tripoli Base 
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Aug 21, 2011 10:50 AM CDT

Libyan Rebels Capture Tripoli Base

'This evening, we will enter Tripoli'

(Newser) - Libyan rebels have captured a major military base that defends Moammar Gadhafi's stronghold of Tripoli. An Associated Press reporter with the rebels saw them take over the base of the Khamis Brigade, 16 miles west of the capital, today. Gadhafi's 27-year-old son Khamis commands the 32nd Brigade, also...

Rebel Assault on Tripoli Continues

Anti-Gadhafi forces rise up around city, but Gadhafi denies assault

(Newser) - With explosions and gunfire continuing in Tripoli this morning, rebels are continuing their advance on Moammar Gadhafi , reports Reuters . Rebels said that anti-Gadhafi forces in Tripoli have joined the rebel fight, particularly around Tajoura and the airport, two regions know to be more anti-Gadhafi, and that they're backed by...

Rebels Begin Assault on Tripoli

Explosions rock the capital; government says all is well

(Newser) - It looks like Libyan rebels are closing in for the kill: Reuters reports heavy gunfire and explosions in Tripoli. Rebels have made swift progress this week knocking off strategic cities around the capital, and now it, too, looks in danger of falling. Residents tell the news agency that people are...

Libya Rebels Seize Brega, Advance on Gadhafi's Tripoli

Gadhafi's grip said to be cracking

(Newser) - Things are looking ever more grim for Moammar Gadhafi: Libyan rebels today said they've gained total control of the oft-captured oil port of Brega, reports the AP , after sealing their grip on its industrial section. This follows Thursday's capture of Zawiyah and Tunisian reports that Gadhafi's longtime...

Agency Plans to Rescue Foreigners From Tripoli

As rebels close in on Gadhafi, workers have no way out

(Newser) - Another sign that rebels are tightening their grip on Moammar Gadhafi: An international agency says it plans to evacuate thousands of foreign workers from Tripoli, reports Reuters . The foreigners are mostly Egyptians who have no easy way out now that rebels have closed in on the capital and shut highways....

Lockerbie Bomber Kept Alive by Pricey Wonder Drug

Hormone-based cancer drug ironically developed in UK

(Newser) - How is Abdel Basset al-Megrahi still breathing? UK doctors gave the convicted Lockerbie bomber just three months to live when he was released two years ago, but Libyan doctors have kept him alive with a brand-new hormone-based cancer drug called Abiraterone , a medic in Tripoli tells the Daily Telegraph . Abiraterone...

Gadhafi Poised to Flee as Rebels Near Tripoli

Leader preparing for exile in Tunisia, US officials say

(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi's 42-year rule may be entering its final days, US officials tell NBC , citing intelligence reports. The dictator has made preparations to flee with his family to exile in Tunisia, according to the sources. The rebels seeking to end his rule have made dramatic advances in recent days...

Libyan Rebels Take Crucial Port City Near Tripoli

They now control Zawiyah and its oil refinery

(Newser) - This one sounds like a serious blow to Moammar Gadhafi: Rebels have taken control of the port city of Zawiyah and its all-important oil refinery, report the New York Times and Reuters . The rebels routed Gadhafi's troops last night, evident by the uniforms seen scattered about today by deserting...

NATO: Gadhafi Is on the Ropes
 NATO: Gadhafi Is on the Ropes 
Aug 17, 2011 7:50 AM CDT

NATO: Gadhafi Is on the Ropes

Rebels seize key routes into Tripoli

(Newser) - A series of impressive rebel advances have left Moammar Gadhafi’s troops reeling and on the verge of defeat in Libya, NATO commanders told reporters yesterday. “Our assessment, without going into details, is that the Gadhafi regime does not have anymore an effective operational capability,” one colonel said,...

Gadhafi Readying a Bloody Last Stand

He reportedly fired a Scud missile at the rebels

(Newser) - Yet another minister defected . Rebels are just 30 miles from Tripoli. The curtain is falling on Moammar Gadhafi, reports the Telegraph , and the Libyan strongman seems to be prepping for a violent—and "final"—last stand. The paper's proof? Officials tell the Telegraph that a US destroyer...

Libyan Interior Minister Appears to Have Defected

Nassr al-Mabrouk Abdullah arrives in Egypt with family

(Newser) - Libya's interior minister and nine of his family members flew into Cairo today on their private plane in what appeared to be the highest level defection from Moammar Gadhafi's regime in months. Egyptian airport officials said Nassr al-Mabrouk Abdullah entered on a tourist visa. No Libyan embassy officials...

Gadhafi Calls for Help After Rebel Victories

Gov't denies reports rebels are winning key cities around Tripoli

(Newser) - With Libyan rebels closing in on Tripoli , Moammar Gadhafi called on his supporters to fight opposition forces, reports CNN . "You are hearing from me even under shelling," he was heard saying on national radio and TV over a poor quality telephone line. Go "to the front always,...

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