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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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Libya: Inside Misurata's Bloody Siege

These powerful reports sent by France 24 and Al Jazeera English from inside the besieged Libyan city of Misurata reveal a city where the lines between fighters and civilians have all but disappeared. The siege is now in its seventh week, with the rebel-held parts of the city suffering under constant, heavy bombardment from Gaddafi's forces.

 

Defiant Rebels Fend Off Gaddafi Forces in Misurata

(France 24: 0827 PST, April 18, 2011) Exclusive France 24 footage depicts the grim reality of urban fighting in the besieged city of Misurata, where Gaddafi's relentless assault has taken a heavy toll on the rebels.

 

 

Fighting Continues in Misurata

(Al Jazeera English: 0338 PST, April 15, 2011) Britain is due to hold urgent talks on Libya's humanitarian crisis at the United Nations later on Monday. The besieged city of Misurata is one of the main places of concern. An opposition spokesperson says shelling by Gaddafi's forces on Sunday alone killed at least 17 people.

 

Al Jazeera has gained access to the city. Cameraman Craig Pennington and corrrespondent Jonah Hull boarded a trawler carrying supplies from Malta, and made the 24 hour voyage to Misurata.

 

 

Special Report: With Misrata's Rebels

(France 24: 0841 PST, April 18, 2011) Conditions in the rebel-held Misurata were getting increasingly desperate Sunday, as Muammar Gaddafi's forces bombarded the city for the fourth straight day. Libya's third-largest city has been under siege by pro-Gaddafi troops for seven weeks.

 

 

 
 

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Libya: Rooting Out Gaddafi's Snipers in Misurata

(France 24: 0747 PST, April 14, 2011) France 24 correspondents report from the western Libyan city of Misurata as they follow anti-regime rebels, caught up in a deadly game of cat and mouse with the hidden danger of Muammar Gaddafi's snipers.

 

 

 
 

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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.

 

Warning: This video contains some graphic images.

 

 

 
 

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Misurata: No Food, No Water, Just Snipers

(Euronews: 1226 PST, April 5, 2011) The situation in Misurata -- the rebels' last major stronghold in western Libya -- is increasingly catastrophic as the latest amateur video footage shows. Evacuees from the city said forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi are staging a "massacre" there.

 

A resident of the besieged city, a spokesman for the Libya Freedom Group, talked to Euronews and described conditions: "The water has been cut off for about two weeks and the electricity is cut off for about three days and the food is running low for the people right now.

 

 

 
 

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