Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is confronting the most serious challenge to his rule in 42 years. Government forces have been unleashed onto protesters in the eastern city of Benghazi, where one hospital official put the death toll at 200. Al Jazeera's Stefanie Dekker takes a look at the scale of the unrest in the country.
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Libyans are digging their heels in protests in key cities - despite the violent response from the police as they try to curb the anti-government demonstrations. World leaders are rounding on Libyan authorities - calling for an immediate end to the clashes. Increasing numbers of protesters are demanding for an end to the 41-year rule of Colonel Gaddafi. Hundreds have been killed and over a thousand injured during a week of unrest, with reports of airstrikes from the country's own military on Monday. Rumours spread that the Libyan leader had fled the trouble, but Gaddafi later made a brief and defiant TV appearance saying he was still in the country. One of his sons blamed exiles and outsiders for pushing Libya to the brink of civil war, and denied that live ammunition was being used on demonstrators. Some Libyan ambassadors have quit over the use of force on civilians in protest, and want the UN to intervene.
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Foreigners were continuing to flee Libya the day after a defiant Moammar Gadhafi vowed to fight to stay in power. Unrest in Libya and elsewhere in the Middle East has hit stock markets and sent oil prices soaring around the world. (Feb. 23)
This is the first time that the changes sweeping the Arab world have hit a major oil producer and there are now fears that the spike in oil prices could hurt the fragile global economy. While Libya only produces two per cent of world oil production, 85 per cent of that is sent to Europe. Al Jazeera's Nick Spicer reports from Berlin.
Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan leader, has said in a speech on state television that al-Qaeda is responsible for the uprising in his country. This is the first 7 minutes of his speech. Speaking on the phone from an undisclosed location, Gaddafi said the protesters were young people who were being manipulated by al-Qaeda, and that many were under the influence of drugs.
Demonstrators take to the streets across Libya. Pro-government rallies supporting leader Muammar Gaddafi are also held.
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The aftershocks from the unrest in Libya are also being felt across global financial markets. Libya is the world's 12th largest exporter of crude and the price per barrel has shot to a two-and-a-half year high amid investor fear that production could be disrupted. It follows a speech by one of Colonel Gaddafi's sons, Saif, who warned that all foreign oil companies might have to leave the country. Rising oil prices can accelerate inflation and eat into companies' profits, further unsettling an already rocky global economy. ... www.euronews.net
Libya's leader Colonel Gaddafi is desperately clinging to power despite facing more defections from his own rule. He's battling to shore up control of the capital Tripoli and western areas, with protesters consolidating gains in the east of the country. Gaddafi told state TV that Osama Bin Laden and his followers are to blame for the uprising, and claimed protesters were given drugs to incite them to revolt. The overall number of dead after ten days of unrest has been difficult to determine, with estimates ranging from several hundred to over two thousand. The EU's considering sanctions against Libya for its leader's bloody crackdown. Meanwhile the Swiss government has ordered a freeze of any locally held assets belonging to Gaddafi. With Libya following the revolutionary path of Tunisia and Egypt, some experts believe the crisis in the Arab world is the result of years of misguided policies in the west...
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Oil prices soared to a new two-year high Monday as escalating violence in Libya fueled concern about supply disruptions. The price of Brent crude oil in London, the benchmark for much of the world, surged more than two percent - to more than $105 a barrel on fears that growing unrest in the Middle East could spread to other major oil producing nations. Mil Arcega has more.
The fog of war has settled over the ongoing unrest in Libya. There are conflicting reports on the number of killed, airstrikes by Gaddafi forces, the number of cities controlled by the opposition - about literally everything. Last week a wave of reports suggested the opposition was in control of almost the whole country and colonel Gaddafi was doomed. RT's Okasna Boyko went to opposition held Benghazi to find out why these turned out to be exaggerations at best. RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com
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The horrors happening in Libya cities of Tripoli and Benghazi are discussed within the context of western influence and complicity with the Gaddafi regime.
Egypt: Refugees swamp borders in fleeing Libyan unrest. Tunisian border officials are struggling to process crowds of Libyans and foreign migrant workers who are desperate to escape the unrest in Libya. Soldiers fired into the air on Tuesday in an effort to disperse a wave of would-be entrants. More on Libya: www.france24.com
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Some 200 Libyan protesters stormed the headquarters of the country's transitional government on Saturday in a show of frustration with the slow pace of national reform. But will their calls for post-Gaddafi transparency fall on deaf ears? Two weeks of protests in the city of Benghazi -- the heart of the uprising against Muammar Gaddafi last February -- came to a head when protestors used grenades to blow the gates off the National Transitional Council (NTC) compound housing the interim government. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com
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The leader of Libya's transitional government admits the country could be sliding into civil war. He says it's a likely outcome unless the NTC takes control over militias and disarms them. The country's justice system also remains a concern, with thousands still behind bars without ever being charged, as Oksana Boyko reports. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com
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Sudan's president has offered Libya his help in disarming former rebels. Omar al-Bashir was in Tripoli to thank its new leaders for getting rid of Muammar Gaddafi, who was known to have backed Sudanese militants. Bashir is wanted by The Hague for genocide in his own country. Human rights groups condemned his visit, and questioned the priorities of Libya's new leaders. But analysts say they are just following the West's example. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com
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An amateur video filmed in Libya appears to show demonstrators injured in unrest, with what seems to be rapid gunfire. Witnesses said hundreds clashed with police and government supporters in the eastern city of Benghazi. Some 40 people are reported to have been injured. Opposition leader in exile and a judge at the International Criminal Court, Hadi Shalluf, told euronews: "We're demanding, first of all, that this regime falls, and a coalition government is formed. We made this demand to the government a week ago. ... www.euronews.net
As the international community continues to debate the role it should take in the Libyan unrest, Russia's Envoy to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin expresses concern over NATO's plans for military intervention in the country. He told RT that certain countries are pushing to get involved in Libya because they are reliant on its oil resources. RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com
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From BBC News: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged the global body's Security Council to take "decisive action" over the Libya crisis. He said violations of human rights had been carried out by Muammar Gaddafi's regime, and more than 1000 had died. Speaking at a meeting of the Security Council in New York, Mr Ban warned of a growing refugee and food crisis. In Libya, reports say anti-government protesters in the capital Tripoli came under heavy gunfire on Friday. Witnesses reported deaths and injuries as militiamen and government troops confronted protesters as they emerged from mosques following Friday prayers and started demonstrating in several areas of the city. At the same time, Libyan state TV showed Colonel Gaddafi speaking from the Tripoli's old city ramparts, urging the crowd to arm themselves and defend the nation and its oil against the anti-Gaddafi elements who have taken control of large parts of the country. "We shall destroy any aggression with popular will," he said. "With the armed people, when necessary we will open the weapons depots. So that all the Libyan people, all the Libyan tribes can be armed. Libya will become a red flame, a burning coal." Later, at a hastily organised news conference at the UN in New York, Libyan deputy ambassador Ibrahim Dabbashi described Col Gaddafi, who has been in power for 42 years, as a "madman". He warned that thousands would die in Tripoli because the Libyan leader would never flee and would fight to <b>...</b>
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More than 100 men jailed for membership of the banned Libyan Islamic Fighting Group have been set free from a jail near Tripoli. This only hours after rare clashes between police and hundreds of anti-government demonstrators. The freeing of men suspected of belonging to the LIFC has taken place since last year. Amateur footage has emerged of the recent violence in the city of Benghazi, with what appears to be heavy gunfire and wounded demonstrators. ... www.euronews.net
Supporters of Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi appear to be turning their back on him while the international community unites against the bloodshed. The country's Interior Minister has resigned and joined the anti-government protesters, after reports of 300 unarmed civilians being killed in Libya's second largest city - Benghazi. He accused Gaddafi of planning a wide-scale attack on his own country-men. The Italian Foreign Minister told reporters that more than one thousand Libyans may have been killed in just eight days. The UN Security Council demanded an end to the violence on Tuesday, while the Arab League suspended Libya. The French president has called for EU sanctions against the country. Nevertheless, Gaddafi vows to fight till the death and die a martyr in his homeland. In his first major speech since the unrest began, the leader urged supporters to attack the opposition, who he claimed were bribed, drugged and 'serving the devil.' RT talks with the former MI5 agent Annie Machon. RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com
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This documentary shows the truth of Libya. What really happened in the country, and the causes of the unrest. This is what the mainstream media doesn't let you know
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Libya, Bahrain and Iran are the latest countries to be hit by popular protests inspired by the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia. The protest continued Wednesday with marchers calling for further demonstrations at the funeral of a demonstrator shot dead on Tuesday, news reports said. Further unrest was reported from Yemen and, for the first time, in Libya.
In Libya, rebels are detaining oil engineers and cooks from former Soviet countries - suspecting them of being pro-Gaddafi snipers. Two Russians were later released, along with a Ukrainian couple, after they managed to contact the Russian embassy. But more than a dozen Ukrainians are still being held. RT on Twitter: twitter.com RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com
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Rebels have stormed and looted Colonel Gaddafi's compound in Tripoli after three days of fighting in the Libyan capital. Angry crowds vented their anger at the portraits and luxuries at the compound - while the location of Gaddafi himself is still not known. He made his second radio address in the space of 24 hours, calling on his supporters to cleanse the capital. He claims that his retreat from the compound was a tactical move and promised to fight to the death. RT on Twitter: twitter.com RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com
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Follow latest updates on twitter.com and www.facebook.com For more view on the situation in Libya, RT talks to international consultant and former deputy speaker of the Belgian Parliament, Lode Vanoost.
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The UN has already prepared a document that will ensure its presence in Libya. The plan proposes 200 military observers to begin with a multi-national force and 190 UN police, says Matthew Lee, human rights activist and journalist for InnerCityPress.com, who broke the story. RT on Twitter: twitter.com RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com
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Libyan rebels say they're pushing on towards Tripoli and claim they're now around 30 kilometers from the capital. There have also been reports of sporadic violence within Tripoli itself - but many people on the ground there say the situation is much calmer than those reports suggest. Lizzie Pheelan is an independent journalist in Tripoli who says that false accounts of what's happening have served only to stir up the conflict. RT on Twitter: twitter.com RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com
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Amnesty International has called on Libya's new authorities to prevent human rights abuses. There are allegations of violations committed by both rebels and Colonel Gaddafi's troops. Most of the country is now under rebel control, with only a few pockets of Gaddafi loyalists still fighting. But some people in the capital say the only fruits of the revolution they're seeing are uncertainty and fear, as RT's Maria Finoshina reports. RT on Twitter: twitter.com RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com
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Footage filmed on the road to Sirte on Monday allegedly shows rebel fighters capturing two suspected Moammar Gadhafi loyalists, who are travelling towards the checkpoint, before turning their truck around and attempting to flee under heavy fire from the rebels. One appears to be injured and immediately after escaping from the truck falls to the ground. Another alleged loyalist is seen running at the scene, repeatedly shot at by rebel fighters. After surrendering, the two suspected loyalists were taken to Misrata, rebels said. RT on Twitter: twitter.com RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com
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NATO says it has no immediate plans to end its operations in Libya, despite the rebels now controlling most of the country. The Alliance is continuing to bomb the town of Sirt - the main pro-Gaddafi stronghold, which rebels have given until Saturday to surrender. Meanwhile, Tripoli remains under rebel control, but Stephen Brown of FrontPage magazine believes the fighting will go on even if colonel Gaddafi is captured. RT on Twitter: twitter.com RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com
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Libya's new rebel leaders are seeking to restore order in Tripoli, encouraging fighters to return home. The National Transitional Council will move to the capital from its stronghold of Benghazi within the next week. Although, Colonel Gaddafi remains at large and some parts of the country are still under the control of his loyalist fighters. NATO continues aerial strikes on Gaddafi troops near his home city of Sirte, saying the UN mandate to protect civilians still stands. The coalition's also moving to release billions of dollars of the former leader's frozen assets, to fund reconstruction. And while most Libyans are enjoying the first taste of revolutionary freedom, there are some accusations that NATO states are looting the vast oil riches. RT's Daniel Bushell reports on the powers lining up for lucrative energy contracts. RT on Twitter: twitter.com RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com
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Follow latest updates on twitter.com and www.facebook.com The fight is not over in Tripoli but the carve-up of Libya's vast oil riches - the biggest in Africa - is already beginning. The Italian Foreign Minister fired the starting gun, saying Italy's ENI oil company will play the number one role in the region. And as RT's Laura Emmett reports, the service won't come cheap for the Libyan people.
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Follow latest updates on twitter.com and www.facebook.com To discuss what the future might hold for a post-Gaddafi Libya, and the interests that various factions have in it RT talks to John Rees from the Stop the War Colaition live from London.
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In Libya the rebels are tightening the noose around Colonel Gaddafi's last major stronghold, his hometown - Sirte. The fugitive leader's forces have been given an extended deadline to surrender - which expires next Saturday. But in a defiant audio message aired by Syrian TV, Gaddafi rallied his supporters, urging them to fight on against the rebels and NATO. The Alliance has vowed to continue its air strikes on loyalist forces, saying the UN mandate to protect civilians in Libya still stands. The coalition's also moving to release billions of dollars of Gaddafi's frozen assets, to fund the reconstruction of Libya. But political writer Jean Bricmont thinks the West is just trying to pull the strings of the country's future. RT on Twitter: twitter.com RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com
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Aid agencies in Libya are calling for action to help hundreds of sub-Saharan Africans stranded at a camp outside the capital Tripoli. The estimated 800 men, women and children fled the city when fighting started. They now find themselves living in makeshift tents in an abandoned harbor. Duration: 02:04
Confrontation between Libyan rebels and pro-Gaddafi forces shows no sign of easing. Battles have been raging near the towns of Sirte and Bani Walid - two of the few remaning strongholds of the fallen regime. Forces loyal to the Colonel fired rockets from Bani Walid, where two of Gaddafi's sons are believed to be leading the armed resistence. That's despite the interim government seeking to negotiate a peaceful resolution. The deadline for Gaddafi loyalists to surrender has been extended to this Saturday. As for the Colonel himself, in his latest audio message the ousted leader claimed he was still in Libya and vowed he'd never leave his ancestors' homeland. Meanwhile life the Libyan capital still struggles after falling into rebel hands, with the celebratory mood quickly dampened by fears of anarchy setting in. Maria Finoshina is in Tripoli for RT. RT on Twitter: twitter.com RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com
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Those who vetoed UN Security Council resolution against Syria, have blood on their hands, say the US and the UK. What lies ahead for the Arab nations struggling with months of violence? Will foreign countries interfere directly in Syria like what they did in Libya? Will they continue arming Anti-Syrian government forces? Will President Assad overcome this crisis without foreign intervention? On this edition of News Analysis we are looking into the reasons behind Russia and China's opposition.
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Follow latest updates on twitter.com and www.facebook.com Rebels have reportedly entered Tripoli from the west as fighting in Libya appears to be intensifying, with some claims that hundreds have been killed over the weekend. It's also believed that major clashes have taken place at the capital's Mitiga airbase. Dr. Franklin Lamb, from Americans for Middle East Peace, is in Tripoli and says the situation has become increasingly volatile.
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The unrest in Libya started out as a series of protests inspired by popular revolts in neighboring Egypt and Tunisia but was met by a fierce security crackdown and the use of militias.
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The security chief of ousted Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi has fled the country and is now in neighbouring Niger, according to officials there. Gaddafi wasn't said to be part of the convoy that crossed the border on Tuesday, while Burkina Faso has denied claims it's ready to provide asylum. Before the start of the anti-Gaddafi campaign, America's CIA and Britain's MI6 were allegedly sending terror suspects to Libya for interrogation and torture. The claims, based on diplomatic documents recently found in Libya, have sparked outrage. But anti-war activist Don DeBar says US intelligence will always find a way to spin the story. RT on Twitter: twitter.com RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com
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