Libyan Rebels Ready for a Long Fight

(Associated Press: 1009 PST, March 1, 2011) Anti-government fighters in the eastern city of Benghazi said on Tuesday that they would keep up their fight to oust embattled leader Muammar Gaddafi, even as life appeared to be slowly returning to normal in other parts of the city.

 

 

The Fight Goes On to Oust Gaddafi

(Euronews: 0000 PST, March 1, 2011) The people of Benghazi in the east of Libya may be free but they know there is still some way to go before the whole country is rid of Gaddafi's rule. With reports that forces loyal to the Libyan leader are massing for a counter attack near the Tunisian border, many Benghazi men are signing up as volunteers to help their brethren in the west. In Libya, most men have done compulsory military service.

 

 

 
 

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Fears Over Gaddafi's Next Move, Border Chaos, Yemen Unrest

(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.

 

 

 
 

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Libya: Gaddafi Foes Fly Old Flag, His Men Mass

(Associated Press: 1145 PST, February 28, 2011) Opponents of Libya's Moammar Gadhafi may have toppled a symbolic statue and resurrected an old flag, but forces backing him appear to be massing near some rebel-held towns.

 

 

 
 

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