Moammar Gaddafi
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Gaddafi Loved Virgin Female Bodyguards, Ukrainian Nurses
World | Oct 21, 2011, 08:09 PM ISTTripoli, Oct 21: Moammar Gaddafi, the dictator who ruled Libya for 42 years, was a first-class weirdo. He will be remembered for seven weirdest things:1. The "Bulletproof" Tent: When Gadhafi was at home in Tripoli,
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Tripoli Bombed, Gaddafi Lashes 'Colonial Plot'
World | Jul 25, 2011, 08:39 AM ISTTripoli, July 25 : NATO warplanes blitzed a string of military targets in Tripoli on Sunday, an official said, as embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi blamed a "colonial plot" for the conflict engulfing his country. "In
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Libya Says 9 Civilians Killed In NATO Airstrike
World | Jun 20, 2011, 12:08 PM ISTTripoli: Libya's government said NATO warplanes struck a residential neighborhood in the capital Sunday and killed nine civilians, including two children. Hours later, NATO confirmed one of its airstrikes went astray. The incident gave supporters of
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Gaddafi Taunts Nato From His Hiding Place
World | May 14, 2011, 10:32 AM ISTTripoli, May 14 : Taunting NATO, Libyan dictator Moammar Gaddafi said that he is alive despite a series of airstrikes and 'in a place where you can't get to me.', reports The Daily Mail.The defiant
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2 Western Photojournalists Killed In Libya
World | Apr 21, 2011, 12:40 PM ISTMisrata (Libya) Apr 21: Two Western photojournalists, including an Oscar-nominated film director, have been killed in the besieged city of Misrata while covering battles between rebels and Libyan government forces. Two others working alongside them
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Gaddafi's Forces Continue Assault
World | Apr 15, 2011, 10:46 AM ISTTripoli, Apr 15: Forces loyal to Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi shelled a besieged western city on Thursday, killing at least 13 people, and new explosions rocked Tripoli as the US told a NATO meeting the
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Libyan Rebels Fear Loses After NATO Attack Error
World | Apr 08, 2011, 05:34 PM ISTAjdabiya, Apr 8: Rebel fighters sent scouts Friday toward the contested oil port of Brega to seek clues on whether pro-government forces took advantage of a mistaken NATO airstrike that pounded opposition tanks and sent
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Rebels Slam NATO For Slowdown In Strikes
World | Apr 06, 2011, 09:04 PM ISTTripoli/Washington, Apr 6: Angry rebels today deprecated NATO for “slackening” the pace of its military campaign which faced fresh challenges with Muammar Gaddafi's troops changing tactics by using human shields to thwart air strikes.NATO officials
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NATO Takes Immediate Command Of Libya Campaign
World | Mar 28, 2011, 07:26 AM ISTBrussels, March 27 - NATO took full command Sunday of military operations in Libya from a US-led coalition,enabling the alliance to strike at forces loyal to Moamer Kadhafi should they threaten civilians. Pressed by Western
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Libyan Rebels Claim To Have Taken Brega
World | Mar 27, 2011, 07:46 AM ISTAjdabiya (Libya), Mar 26 : Rebels battling Moammar Gaddafi's regime today told AFP they had retaken the eastern town of Brega just hours after recapturing the strategic city of Ajadabiya in eastern Libya."We are in
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Gaddafi Closes In On Rebel-Held Benghazi
World | Mar 13, 2011, 11:01 AM ISTCairo, March 13: Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi today were within striking distance of the main opposition-held eastern city of Benghazi after they stormed into the city of Brega, as the Arab League
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Gaddafi Holds Out In Tripoli As Opposition Captures Cities In Eastern Libya
World | Feb 23, 2011, 07:43 PM ISTCairo, Feb 23: Heavy gunfire broke out in Tripoli as forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi tightened their grip on the Libyan capital while anti-government protesters claimed control of many cities elsewhere and top government officials