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Misurata Civilians Under Siege

(Al Jazeera English: 0413 PST, April 12, 2011) Britain and France say NATO is not doing enough to protect civilians in Libya. At the same time, Libyan State TV is reporting air strikes on Monday killed government security forces as well as civilians in an area south of Tripoli.

 

In Misurata, the rebels' last outpost in western Libya, the bloody battle continues. Footage obtained by Al Jazeera reveals a city engulfed by urban warfare. Many civilians have been caught in the firing line, and local hospitals are running out of vital supplies. Hoda Abdel Hamid reports.

 

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Saving the Wounded on Libya's Eastern Front

(Al Jazeera English: 2330 PST, March 30, 2011) Hatem Al Hodairy, a microbiologist, has volunteered to drive ambulances for the rebels in east Libya. The conditions are harrowing: Four other crews have been lost; some of them have been arrested and executed by forces loyal to longtime Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Hodairy says.

 

Lacking many basic medical supplies (reportedly looted by Gaddafi's troops) he and area doctors are doing their best to save wounded opposition fighters. Al Jazeera's Hoda Abdel Hamid reports from eastern Libya.

 

 

 
 

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The Women of Benghazi

(Al Jazeera English: 0137 PST, March 10, 2011) With their husbands, sons and brothers at the frontlines, the women of Benghazi are busy supporting them with meals and supplies, preparing thousands of sandwiches and warm meals daily. Hoda Abdel Hamid reports from Benghazi, where the uprising began.

 

 

 
 

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Fighting Back in Libya's Media War

(Al Jazeera English: 1727 PST, March 1, 2011) With state television in Libya reporting that the situation in the country is normal, anti-government activists have taken to creating their own media outlets to get their message out. Several activists in the opposition stronghold of Benghazi have set up a radio station, getting updates from protesters on the ground and disseminating them to the wider public. Al Jazeera's Hoda Abdel-Hamid reports from Benghazi, eastern Libya.

 

 

 
 

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More Libyan Cities Fall to the Opposition

(Al Jazeera English: 0900 PST, February 23, 2011) A day after Muammar Gaddafi threatened protesters with death in a televised speech, an army commander tells Al Jazeera that his forces are with the people, not the Libyan leader.

 

The town of Misurata, in western Libya, has reportedly fallen to the opposition, and much of the east seems to be controlled by pro-democracy protesters. Laurence Lee reports on the latest events.

 

 

East Libya Under Opposition Control

(Al Jazeera English: 0600 PST, February 23, 2011) Egyptians on the road fleeing Libya report fighting in towns along the way, and the situation remains chaotic. One man says there had been a "bloodbath." Mercenaries, some French-speaking and allegedly from Chad, roam during the night. Eyewitnesses say police have fled or are in hiding, and that opposition forces control the east of Libya up to the city of Benghazi.

 

Hoda Abdel Hamid reports from the city of Tobruk, around 140km west of the border with Egypt.

 

 

 
 

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