Civil War In Libya -- News Updates March 3, 2011



Libyan Cities Under Renewed Attack -- Al Jazeera

Pro-Gaddafi forces launch fresh assualts on Ajdabiya and Brega after being repelled by rebels a day earlier.

The struggle between forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan leader, and anti-government protesters has intensified amid reports of renewed attacks on rebel-held towns in the country's east.

Witnesses in Ajdabiya and the oil port town of Brega reported fresh fighting on Thursday, a day after clashes between anti- and pro-Gaddafi forces left at least 10 civilians dead, residents said.

"Around two hours ago, warplanes dropped a bomb in the area between the oil company and the residential area," Fattah al-Moghrabi, director of supplies for Brega hospital, told the AFP news agency.

"As far as I know, there was no casualties," he said.

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More News On The Civil War In Libya

Violence, fleeing and funerals amid Libya turmoil (Photoblog) -- MSNBC

Reuters Live Wire On Libya -- Reuters
Libya protests: live -- The Telegraph
Libya uprising continues – live updates -- The Guardian
Latest Updates on Libya’s Revolt and Mideast Protests -- The Lede/New York Times

Rebels deploy around strategic Libyan oil port -- Yahoo News/AP
Gaddafi bombs oil areas, faces crimes probe -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Libya jets hit rebel town, crimes probed -- Yahoo News/AFP
Rebel forces resist yet more airstrikes and push Gaddafi troops back as Libya reaches a civil war stale-mate -- The Daily Mail
Rebels Win Battle but Fail to Loosen Qaddafi’s Grip -- New York Times
Gadhafi Forces Bomb Brega, Keep Control of Zawiya Refinery -- Wall Street Journal
Amateur video shows gun battle against Gaddafi forces near Brega -- The Telegraph
More airstrikes in eastern Libya; Gaddafi to face international probe -- Washington Post
Libya's aerial onslaught steps up pressure for no-fly zone -- CNN
Libya revolt: Fresh air strikes in Brega -- BBC
The battle for Brega -- Al Jazeera
Battle for Brega could mark start of real war in Libya -- The Guardian
At a Deadly, Shifting Front in Libya -- New York Times
Libya prisoner release stokes fears of tribal strife -- Reuters
Libyan opposition appeals for help -- ABC News (Australia)
Too Late, Qaddafi Seeks the Aid of Muslim Clerics -- New York Times

Gaddafi's forces capture Dutch marines on rescue mission -- The Guardian
Qadhafi Loyalists Capture Dutch Soldiers -- RTT News
Three Dutch marines captured during rescue in Libya -- BBC
Qaddafi Forces Capture 3 Dutch Aviators -- New York Times
Three Dutch Soldiers Held In Libya After Rescue Mission -- Wall Street Journal

Gaddafi faces crimes probe
-- National Post
Prosecutors focus on Gaddafi amid Arab anguish -- Sydney Morning Herald
Libya: Gaddafi To be Investigated For Crimes Against Humanity -- The Telegraph
'No impunity in Libya': Gadhafi prosecutor -- CBC

Kadafi said to be hurting from loss of oil revenue -- L.A. Times
Gaddafi weakened by rebel control of oil wells -- Sydney Morning Herald
Oil companies unsure who to court in Libya -- UPI

The tent cities of Tunisia: 180,000 refugees stranded on Libya's borders after fleeing bloody revolution -- The Daily Mail
Libya unrest: UN urges mass border evacuation -- BBC
U.N. Official: 'Massive Evacuation' Needed For Refugees From Libya -- NPR
UN: 180,000 people flee Libyan violence -- CNN
Italy to help Libyan refugees in Tunisia -- UPI
In pictures: Libya refugee crisis -- BBC

U.S. wants to know who's in charge of Libyan revolution -- L.A. Times
Inside Gadhafi’s Secret Underground Arsenal -- The Danger Room
Libya uprising: 5 steps the world is taking -- Christian Science Monitor
Libya: Could Military Intervention Backfire? -- Voice of America
Libya stalemate presents diplomatic challenges -- BBC
Despite reluctance, U.S. could be forced to act in Libya -- McClatchy News
Libya crisis: Intervention may be unavoidable -- Christian Science Monitor editorial
A Tale of Two Cities: Inside Gaddafi's Tripoli -- Ian Lee, Time Magazine
Libya's escalating drama reopens the case for liberal intervention -- Timothy Garton Ash, The Guardian
Libya is united in popular revolution – please don't intervene -- Muhammad min Libya, The Guardian
Intervention in Libya would poison the Arab revolution -- Seumas Milne, The Guardian
Mixed messages: The Muslim world reacts to the crisis in Libya -- National Post
Here’s What We Can Do to Tackle Libya -- Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times
A no-fly zone over Libya deserves more consideration -- Washington Post editorial
Libya’s Patient Revolutionaries -- Mohammad Al-Asfar, New York Times

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