future uncertain for libyan refugees in italy
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italian authorities are struggling to deal with an influx of refugees from libyamore than 15000 refugees have arrived in italy since the conflict began in libya in februarya vast majority of them are migrant workers under a political asylum status they can legally stay in italy without it they will be deportedtheir legal status is however unclear and their future hangs in the balance al jazeera039s casey kauffman reports from la spezia italy

libya protests: gaddafi forces strike back at revolt near tripoli
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benghazi libya ampmdash leader moammar gadhafi says al-qaida chief osama bin laden is behind the uprising in libya and al-qaida followers give young libyans hallucinogenic pills in their coffee to get them to revolt scroll down for latest updates

libya war: nato fears international criminal court prosecutions
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brussels ap -- nato officials are worried that their organization may be investigated by the international criminal court after its prosecutor said allegations of crimes committed by nato in libya would be examined quotimpartially and independentlyquot according to diplomats accredited to nato headquarters the diplomats said action to pre-empt a war crimes investigation would likely include an immediate internal legal review of all incidents in which nato bombing or other actions caused civilian casualties

libya: pro-gaddafi forces launch new counteroffensive as rebels advance toward tripoli
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ras lanouf libya ap ampmdash libyan helicopter gunships fired on a rebel force advancing west toward the capital tripoli along the country039s mediterranean coastline sunday and forces loyal to leader moammar gaddafi fought intense ground battles with the rival fighters scroll down for latest news

middle east protests: anti-government demonstrations rock arab world from libya to iran
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paris - anti-government protests inspired by popular revolts that toppled rulers in tunisia and egypt are gaining pace around the middle east and north africa despite political and economic concessions by nervous governments scroll down for live updates

eid al-fitr marked by muslims across the world - video world news guardiancouk
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muslims around the world celebrate the festival of eid al-fitr marking the end of the fasting month of ramadan

039us picks wrong allies again cannot accept defeat in libya039
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the us along with more than 30 other nations has decided to recognize libya039s rebels as the legitimate government of the country the libyan contact group convening in turkey has also urged colonel gaddafi to give up power dr franklin lamb - a director of an organisation called americans concerned for middle east peace - says it039s just another dangerous case of the us misjudging an allyrt on twitter: http:twittercomrt_com rt on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomrtnews

libya archive reveals pictorial history of gaddafi039s brutal reign - video world news guardiancouk
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a human rights team reveals a huge archive of footage and images detailing muammar gaddafi

benghazi commune - capital of libyan revolution
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quotacross the border from egypt there is a new sovereign country ruled by revolutionariesquot solidarity with the libyan revolution nato-us-eu-uk-un: hands off libya the libyan masses have freed themselves in benghazi the new 039capital039 and focus of revolutionary struggle they are creating a new society the last thing they need is nato who would intervene to protect western interests and certainly would crush this people039s revolutiontranscript:jihan hafiz journalist: across the border from egypt there is a new sovereign country ruled by revolutionaries after 42 years under the rule of presidentcolonel muammar al-gaddafi the libyan people are in full revolt and are now firmly in control of the eastern part of the country in the liberated city of benghazi the stronghold of the opposition the people have formed a deep sense of community this is a revolution without leaders and tens of thousands of volunteers people collect donated food some coming in from neighboring egypt and tunisia and safeguard it in a warehouse before distributing it for free to the population the shops and restaurants surrounding the city now serve as communal kitchens for the revolutionunidentified subtitled translation: i cook every day sometimes rice sometimes macaroni sometimes kiksou sometimes beans it tastes good and everyone is well fed thank godhafiz: foreign journalists were seldom seen here now they are welcomed with open arms and report freely the first independent newspaper in liberated benghazi was named after the february 17 uprising that led to the government039s ouster from this cityunidentified subtitled translation: the newspapers and magazines could not discuss the regime and freedom of the press was non-existent he had cut them completely journalists that attempted to be free disappeared not just them but their immediate and extended family would vanishcrowd subtitled translation: dear godhafiz: but liberating eastern libya of the gaddafi regime came at a heavy price it039s estimated over 1000 civilians were killed when the regime responded to the peaceful protest with extreme violence some of the images we have obtained are too gruesome to broadcast the hospitals are still packed with patients with gunshot wounds after the violent battle for the eastern city of benghazi there039s no turning back for the people here you039re hearing them screaming quotthe people of zawiyah will join usquot they039re counting on the other cities in the west to join them in a fight against a leader who has ruled this country for 42 years libya039s second-largest city has become the unofficial capital of this uprising and thousands of protesters continue streaming in from the surrounding region gaddafi has called the pro-democracy demonstrators quotextremistsquot and quotmembers of al-qaedaquot but people here refute those claims as absurdunidentified: we don039t have radical people our muslims are moderate we are--we will be--i am sure we will inspire a lot of arab nations i am sure and also muslim nations libya will inspire the world libya will inspire the world libya libyasisters subtitled translation: god is greathafiz: these sisters lost their father when he drove his car into gaddafi039s military barracks the crash was the turning point in the battle for benghazi as thousands stormed the building liberating the city they call them martyrs and the memory of how and why they died fuels this revolution the celebration of eastern libya039s freedom continued late into friday night as people were elated to hear of libyans revolting in other parts of the country many here believe it039s a matter of days before the force of people power makes history once again in the latest and bloodiest arab uprising to rock the region since the beginning of the year jihan hafiz for the real news in benghazi libyacredit: http:trnncom

before and after the rebels quotliberatedquot tripoli
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2 million people in tripoli 99 gaddafi supporters nato brings boat loads of rebels knowing full well a bloodbath was the only possible outcome how humanitarianthink about it gaddafi is gone from tripoli the quotliberatorsquot allegedly control tripoli why is the conflict not over why are civilians dying being tortured being forced to lie in front of cameras this should be a time for celebration if these rebels were true liberatorsnothing on nato news about the majority of the population of tripoli being terrorized by terrorists they refer to civilians as quotgaddafi loyalistsquot please join me on facebook to fight media propaganda and help libya against nato039s aggressions:http:wwwfacebookcompagesstop-the-aggression-in-libya186296531416909

farrakhan warns advises obama on libya
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finalcallcom 03-11-2011 - minister farrakhan blasted pres obama and secy clinton for their arrogance in meddling in another sovereign nation039s affairs and publicly recommending regime change he then instructed americans to look beneath the surface to see who stands to benefit from the unrest and warned pres obama to be careful of the words coming from advisors lobbying him to move in with military forces to depose libya leader col gadhafi read more http:googl3jzgo

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protests quotriotsquot and shooting in tripoli
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rahma an activist in libya039s capital tells al jazeera that her father - a us citizen - was arrested after a joining a peaceful protest in front of tripoli039s main courthouse on sunday

libya timeline: events leading up to the reported death of muammar gaddafi
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by christopher gillette and kim gamel associated press sirte libya -- moammar gadhafi who ruled libya with a dictatorial grip for 42 years until he was ousted by his own people in an uprising that turned into a bloody civil war was killed thursday by revolutionary fighters overwhelming his hometown sirte the last major bastion of resistance two months after his regime fell

gaddafi forces approach benghazi
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forces loyal to muammar gaddafi the libyan leader have hit the opposition stronghold of benghazi with mortar and artillery shells though fighters in the city say they have pushed the assault backa warplane flown by what is believed to be an opposition pilot was shot down during the fighting and opposition fighters say they have captured several tanks from gaddafi loyalistsal jazeera039s alan fisher reports