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Libyan Rebels: Gaddafi Rockets Kill 23 in Misrata

(Euronews: 0839 PST, April 14, 2011) Libyan rebels say at least 23 people died in a rocket attack by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's forces on the western city of Misurata on Thursday. A rebel spokesman said all of the victims were civilians and most of them were women and children.

 

Anti-Gaddafi forces have warned of a "massacre" if NATO does not step up its air strikes against the Libyan regime. Misurata, the only rebel stronghold in western Libya, has been the scene of intense fighting as Gaddafi's men battle to take back control of the city.

 

 

 
 

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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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Dozens Injured in Algerian Student Protest

(Euronews: 0504 PST, April 13, 2011) Clashes in Algeria between student protesters and police have left dozens of injured on both sides. Several thousand students took to the streets yesterday for the latest of a number of demonstrations over poor conditions in higher education and unpopular reforms. They want the government to scrap a new law they argue devalues their qualifications. "We've had enough of those in power", they chanted.

 

 

 
 

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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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African Union Mediation Efforts Fail

(Al Jazeera English: 1232 PST, April 11, 2011) If representatives of the African Union were expecting a heroes' welcome in Benghazi, they'd have been very much disappointed as they arrived on Monday morning.

 

The delegation came to the stronghold of the Libyan Transitional National Council in a bid to begin mediation talks - but was met by crowds of protesters, insisting on Gaddafi's removal from power as a prerequisite to any negotiations with Tripoli. Al Jazeera's Sue Turton reports from Benghazi with a wrap-up of the day's events.

 

 

 
 

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