Civil War In Libya -- News Updates August 16, 2011





US: Gadhafi Fires First Scud Missile of Conflict -- Voice of America



A U.S. military official says Libyan government forces have fired a scud missile for the first time in their conflict with anti-government rebels.



The official, who asked not to be named, said the missile landed in the desert about 80 kilometers outside Brega. Libyan forces and the rebels have battled over the strategic oil port city for months.



NATO and U.S. air strikes have targeted Libyan scud missile facilities and air defense sites out of concern that Mr. Gadhafi would use the missiles to target areas beyond government control.



There is no independent confirmation of the scud missile firing.



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US officials: Gadhafi forces fire first scud missile in Libyan conflict; no one hit -- Washington Post

Gaddafi Forces Fire Scud Missile-U.S. Official -- New York Times/Reuters

Libya conflict: Gaddafi forces 'launched Scud missile' -- BBC

Gadhafi forces fire Scud missile as rebel forces advance -- Globe And Mail

Libya: The Desperate Tactics Of Using Scuds -- SKY News

Libyan rebels push to isolate Tripoli -- Al Jazeera

Gaddafi henchman flees as RAF jets hit his 'walls of Jericho' -- Daily Mail

Libya shows signs of slipping from Muammar Gaddafi's grasp -- The Guardian

Libyan rebels attempt to isolate Tripoli, may be close to cornering Khadafy -- New York Daily News

Analysis - Libya rebels show new discipline in push to Tripoli -- Yahoo News/Reuters

Libyan Rebels Threaten to Isolate Tripoli -- Voice of America

Rebels encroach, but Libya capital seems unruffled -- Reuters

Libya rebels predict imminent victory -- Brisbane Times

Gadhafi forces hit back after Libyan rebels capture strategic port city -- Deutsche Welle

Gaddafi isolated as rebels advance, aide flies to Cairo -- Washington Post

Libya conflict: Rebels fight for key towns near Tripoli -- BBC

Libya's Zawiyah on edge after rebel capture -- Yahoo News/Reuters

Advancing Libya rebels fear oil terminal's sabotage -- Yahoo News/Reuters

Outlook grim for Libyan oil production -- UPI

Libyan Prince Says Qaddafi Will Be Ousted If Rebels Are United -- Bloomberg

UN Envoy Seeks Cease-Fire to Break Impasse in Libya With Tunisia Meetings -- Bloomberg

Libyan Rebels Deny Having Direct Talks in Tunisia With Qaddafi Envoys -- Radio Free Europe

Libyan rebels hope for victory within weeks: envoy -- Khaleej Times/AFP



In Benghazi, a Nostalgia for Gaddafi as Libya's Rebels Fail to Keep the Peace -- Steven Sotloff, Time

In Case of Loss — Refugees Flee Libya -- Time

Libya: Perils of the End Game -- Tony Karon, Time

Update On Libyan Rebels -- Voice of America editorial

No stalemate in Libya – the writing is on the wall for Gaddafi -- Brian Whitaker, The Guardian

Why Gaddafi's Grip On Power Looks So Shaky -- Ian Woods, Sky News

ANALYSIS-Fight or flee: decision time for Libya's Gaddafi -- Reuters



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