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Rebels and Troops Eye-to-Eye in Misurata

(Euronews: 0421 PT, May 11, 2011) Anti-Gaddafi fighters in Misurata are engaged in trench warfare against Libyan government forces. Euronews has exclusive pictures from the fluid frontline as the rebel army make slight gains against a better-trained and well-equipped foe.

 

Government forces are deploying snipers to keep the rebels pinned down and then hit their positions with shells and mortars. Those opposed to Gaddafi say they are expecting NATO air strikes to target government troops at any time.

 

 

EU to Open Office in Rebel Stronghold Benghazi

(Euronews: 0726 PT, May 11, 2011) The European Union says it will open an office in the rebel-held Libyan city of Benghazi. However, this is not a sign of recognition for the rebel administration. The aim is to help with security and getting aid to where it is needed. The office will also assist with health and education.

 

 

 
 

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NATO Air Strike Pounds Gaddafi Compound

(Al Jazeera English: 0701 PST, April 25, 2011) In Libya, NATO forces launched an attack on Muammar Gaddafi's compound in Tripoli as fighting continues between opposition and pro-government forces across the country. Al Jazeera's Omar Al Saleh reports.

 

 

'30 Killed' in Fresh Misurata Strikes

(Euronews: 0427 PST, April 25, 2011) Rocket attacks by Libyan government forces on Misrata have killed at least 30 people and wounded 60, a witnesss was quoted by Reuters as saying during a television interview.

 

Ahmed al-Qadi, an engineer for a dissident radio station, told Al Arabiya that Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's men were carrying out "very intense and random shelling on residential areas." The fresh bombardments come two days after the government announced its withdrawal following an eight-week battle for control of the besieged western city.

 

 

 
 

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Praise for Photojournalists Killed in Libya

(Euronews: 0804 PST, April 21, 2011) Two award-winning war photographers are among Misurata's latest victims. They were killed after being caught in a rocket-propelled grenade attack, reportedly fired by government forces. Two other journalists in their group were injured.

 

Tim Hetherington, a 40-year-old British-American, was working in Libya for the US magazine Vanity Fair. He was best known for his work in Afghanistan; his Oscar-nominated documentary Restrepo featured a platoon of American soldiers in a remote and dangerous Afghan outpost. American photographer Chris Hondros was a Pulitzer Prize finalist and won multiple awards covering several conflicts.

 

 

Remembering Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros

(Democracy Now! 0800 PST, April 21, 2011) Award-winning photojournalists Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros were killed Wednesday when a group of journalists came under fire in the western Libyan city of Misurata. The pair, who had both covered conflict zones around the world, were part of a group of six photographers reporting on the Libyan conflict in a particularly dangerous part of Misurata.

 

Carroll Bogert of Human Rights Watch worked closely with Hetherington commissioning and disseminating his photos from war-torn regions. Most recently, Hetherington helped photograph secret police files from the Gaddafi documenting the brutality of the regime.

 

 

Christina Larson, a contributing editor to Foreign Policy magazine, worked with Hondros closely over the years.

 

 

 
 

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Libya's Deepening Humanitarian Crisis

(Al Jazeera English: 0129 PST, April 21, 2011) While the fighting in Libya continues, the country's humanitarian crisis is deteriorating, particularly in the besieged western city of Misurata where 300,000 civilians are trapped.

 

 

(Al Jazeera English: 0649 PST, April 21, 2011) Ahmad Hassan, a pro-democracy activist from Misurata, talks to Al Jazeera about the worsening humanitarian crisis there.

 

 

 
 

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Libya: All Quiet in West Ajdabiya

(Al Jazeera English: 0425 PST, April 18, 2011) A sandstorm on Sunday prevented NATO aircraft from targeting troops loyal to long time Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi as they advanced on Ajdabiya. Just 24 hours later, the weather conditions have changed, and anti-Gaddafi fighters advanced some 40km west of the city. Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna reports from the western edge of Ajdabiya with more details.

 

 

 
 

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