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African Union Attempts to Broker Libya Ceasefire

(0830 PST, April 11, 2011) There have been some signs of progress made in Libya towards a possible ceasefire, with Muammar Gaddafi accepting a proposal from the African Union. However, as the plan includes allowing Gaddafi and his family to remain in power, it has been greeted by protests in the opposition strongold of Benghazi.

 

AU Representatives Mobbed by Protesters in Benghazi

(Al Jazeera English: 0420 PST, April 11, 2011) Representatives from the African Union have been greeted by protesters as they arrived in the northern Libyan city of Benghazi. They are in the opposition stronghold to present their "Road Map to Peace" to the Transitional National Council.

 

The plan has already received the approval of Libya's Muammar Gaddafi in Tripoli. Al Jazeera's Laurence Lee, reports from the rebel stronghold, where AU leaders found themselves "mobbed by the crowds."

 

 

Gaddafi Accepts Roadmap to Peace

(Al Jazeera English: 2239 PST, April 10, 2011) There has been more than a month of fighting in Libya - and at last there appears to be some hope on the horizon. And it has come in the form of the African Union.

 

A delegation from the organisation, including South African president Jacob Zuma, has visited the capital, Tripoli. And they say Muammar Gaddafi has accepted their road map to peace. Al Jazeera's Anita McNaught reports from Tripoli.

 

 

 
 

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More Fighting Around Libyan Port of Brega

(Associated Press: 0745 PST, April 5, 2011) An air strike hit a convoy of vehicles belonging to troops backing Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, although later a bombardment drove back rebel forces in the area trying to retake the oil port of Brega.

 

 

Fighting Along Libya's Coast Continues

(Al Jazeera English: 0726 PST, April 5, 2011) With troops loyal to Gaddafi retaking the oil port of Brega and anti-Gaddafi fighters being forced back toward Ajdabiya, the role of NATO's air strikes has become ever more critical, as reports emerge of weapons and fighters flowing over southern borders to reinforce the Libyan leader's forces. Al Jazeera's Laurence Lee reports from Benghazi with the latest.

 

 

 
 

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Libyan Opposition Offers Ceasefire

(Al Jazeera English: 0850 PST, April 1, 2011) On the battlefields of Libya, it appears the fighting has reached something of an impasse. Pro-Gaddafi forces are again reported to be attacking pro-democracy positions in the third city of Misurata, while the two sides are also engaged in a struggle for territory near the key port of Brega.

 

In a new development, the opposition today offered a conditional ceasefire. Al Jazeera's Laurence Lee reports from Benghazi.

 

 

Libya : Opposition Sets Conditions for Ceasefire

(France 24: 0745 PST, April 1, 2011) Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi brushed off the defection of his foreign minister on Thursday, again criticising foreign powers for their military intervention in Libya and calling on their leaders to resign at once.

 

 

 
 

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Europe Divided Over Libya Mission

(Al Jazeera English: 1056 PST, March 21, 2011) More and more European warplanes are joining the operations against Libya. But EU leaders meeting in Brussels are divided over the mission. France is already declaring the campaign a success, which has saved the people of Benghazi from a bloodbath. But others say they're only willing to commit under a NATO umbrella. Al Jazeera's Laurence Lee reports.

 

 

 
 

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Libyan Aircraft Bomb Ras Lanuf

(Al Jazeera English: 0638 PST, March 9, 2011) Libyan military aircraft piloted by officers loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, the embattled leader of the country, have bombed targets in the rebel-held oil town of Ras Lanuf.

 

The attacks are the latest in a series of counter-offensives by Gaddafi's military against anti-government forces, which also include members of the military who refuse to recognize Gaddafi's authority. Al Jazeera's Laurence Lee reports on the latest developments in the country.

 

 

Fighting Closes Libya's Biggest Petrol Refinery

(Euronews: 0625 PST, March 9, 2011) An official at one of Libya's biggest oil refineries has said they have had to shut down the complex in Zawiyah because of fierce fighting. He said heavy weapons being fired nearby had forced the closure of the petrol plant.

 

Anti-government fighters and residents in Zawiyah said columns of Gaddafi's tanks were closing in on the main square, where rebels are clinging on despite days of heavy bombardment. An eastern front has been established on the other side of the capital, with fierce exchanges between Bin Jawad and the oil town Ras Lanuf.

 

 

 
 

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