(Al Jazeera English Headlines: 0600 PST, March 4, 2011) In Libya, rebel fighters are continuing to take on Colonel Gaddafi's security forces in towns across the country. Fresh fighting has erupted in the western towns of Az Zawiyah and Misurata, and there are reports of anti-government protests in the capital Tripoli.
And after Friday prayers there have been more protests calling for change across the Arab world, including demonstrations in Egypt, Iraq, and Yemen.
(Al Jazeera English: 0742 PST, March 3, 2011) The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court has said that Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan leader, and his key aides, will be investigated for possible crimes against humanity.
Luis Moreno-Ocampo said on Thursday he would be holding Gaddafi's government to account over reports of atrocities committed against peaceful protesters. Hundreds have been killed in the uprising against Gaddafi's 40-year rule and thousands injured. Alan Fisher reports from The Hague in the Netherlands.
(Al Jazeera English: 1745 PST, March 2, 2011) As fighting in Libya intensifies, attention is now turning to the stockpile of weapons Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan leader, may have built up over four decades of rule. Fears over what Gaddafi could have at his disposal, however, may well not match up with reality, given that the airworthiness of his fighter jets is being questioned, and that years of sanctions and neglect may have rendered much of the army's equipment useless. Al Jazeera's Tim Friend reports.
(Al Jazeera English: 0830 PST, March 2, 2011) As Libyan air force pilots still loyal to Gaddafi drop bombs on the oil-rich town of Brega in the north of the country, armed Gaddafi opponents encircle his loyalists in the center of the town. Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley describes the situation from just outside the town in the north-east of the country.
(Russia Today: 0926 PST, March 1, 2011) The reports of Libya mobilizing its air force against its own people spread quickly around the world. However, Russia's military chiefs say they have been monitoring from space -- and the pictures tell a different story.
According to Al Jazeera and BBC, on February 22 the Libyan government inflicted airstrikes on Benghazi -- the country's largest city -- and on the capital Tripoli. However, the Russian military, monitoring the unrest via satellite from the very beginning, says nothing of the sort was going on on the ground.
At this point, the Russian military is saying that, as far as they are concerned, the attacks some media were reporting have never occurred. The same sources in Russia's military establishment say they are also monitoring the situation around Libya's oil pumping facilities.
There are indications that countries including the U.S. and UK are moving closer to possible military intervention in Libya, but reports differ on how close they are, or what action they might take.
International Community Weighs Up Libya Options
(Euronews: 0536 PST, March 1, 2011) The United States is moving warships and aircraft carriers closer to Libya, although military analysts say intervention through force is unlikely. The British government meanwhile says it will work towards a no-fly zone over Libya.
On Monday the U.S. met with NATO partners and other foreign governments to discuss military options. President Barack Obama also met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who expressed frustration with Gaddafi.
U.S. Ships, UK Planes Near Libya Amid Fears of NATO Invasion
(Russia Today: 0248 PST, March 1, 2011) The U.S. has begun repositioning its ships in the Mediterranean, triggering speculation of a NATO invasion of Libya. British planes have reportedly been moved to an airbase in Cyprus for a possible operation. It comes as Libya's long-time leader Colonel Gaddafi remains besieged in the capital Tripoli, with opposition forces nearby. RT's correspondent Peter Oliver has more from neighbouring Egypt.
Military Options Against Libya's Gaddafi
(Al Jazeera English: 0738 PST, March 1, 2011) Fighter jets, aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean, a no-fly zone over Libya, and arming the rebels are all options being weighed up by the United States and its allies in the European Union, as a defiant Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi continues to cling to power and is ordering airstrikes on towns and arms depots. There appear to be two main options: both would have to be blessed by the United Nations or NATO.
(Al Jazeera English Headlines: 0635 PST, March 1, 2011) With Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi under mounting pressure, there are fears over his next move.
People in the opposition-held city of Nalut report pro-Gaddafi paramilitary forces on the outskirts of the city armed with anti-aircraft guns. In Az Zawiyah, another opposition stronghold, there are reports that food supplies into the city are being blocked.
There are also growing tensions and chaotic scenes at the Tunisia-Libya border, where thousands of people are trying to flee the fighting.
And Yemen's president Ali Abdullah Saleh has blamed Israel and the U.S. for the unrest taking place in his country and across the Arab world. More protests against his regime are taking place today.
(Mosaic: 1800 PST, February 28, 2011) Fighting continues in Libya as humanitarian crisis escalates, Bahraini and Yemeni oppositions reject government concessions, Oman protests turn violent, and more.
(Al Jazeera English: 0908 PST, February 28, 2011) Abdul-Fatah Younis was formerly Libya's interior minister and head of the Libyan Special Forces. Having renounced both his posts last week, he has become one of hundreds of Libyans who have taken up arms to fight Muammar Gaddafi. Jacky Rowland reports.
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