Gaddafi
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End Of Gaddafi's 42-Year-Old Brutal Era
World | Oct 21, 2011, 09:58 AM ISTLondon, Oct 20: Branded "mad dog" by Ronald Reagan, the outlandish antics, flamboyant dress and bombastic pronouncements of the self-styled "Brother Leader" at times made him seem a figure of ridicule, writes The Daily Telegraph
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Libyans Tearing Down Gadhafi's Tripoli Compound
World | Oct 18, 2011, 07:29 AM ISTTripoli, Libya, Oct 16: Libyan bulldozers began knocking down the green walls surrounding Moammar Gadhafi's main Tripoli compound known as Bab al-Aziziya on Sunday, as revolutionary forces said it was time “to tear down this
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Libyans Flee Siege In Gaddafi's Hometown Sirte
World | Sep 21, 2011, 08:23 AM ISTSirte, Libya, Sept 21: Families in pickup trucks stacked with mattresses and jugs of water fled Moammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte Tuesday ahead of an expected new push by revolutionary forces to seize the city,
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Libyan Fighters Inch Forward In Gaddafi Hometown
World | Sep 18, 2011, 08:04 AM ISTSirte (Libya), Sept 17 : Revolutionary fighters struggled to make gains in an assault into Gaddafi's hometown today with street-by-street battles against loyalist forces fiercely defending the most symbolic of the shattered regime's remaining strongholds.The
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Gaddafi Whereabouts A Mystery : NATO
World | Sep 14, 2011, 07:59 AM ISTBrussels, Sep 13: NATO does not know whether Muammar Gaddafi is still in Libya as the fallen Libyan leader has disappeared from public view, an alliance spokesman said today.Colonel Roland Lavoie, the NATO mission's spokesman,
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Interpol Issues Arrest Notice For Gaddafi, Son Seif
World | Sep 09, 2011, 09:37 PM ISTLyon, Sept 9: World police body Interpol today called for the arrest of fugitive former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for his alleged crimes against humanity, following a request by the International Criminal Court (ICC) Interpol
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Lakhs Of Libyans Celebrate Eid Without Gaddafi
World | Aug 31, 2011, 06:50 PM ISTTripoli, Aug 31: Libya today marked the first Eid ul-Fitr feast in 42 years free of Muammar Gaddafi's yoke, as rebels proclaimed a “right to kill” the fugitive strongman and gave his forces three days
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As Search Intensifies, Will Gaddafi Pull A Saddam?
World | Aug 28, 2011, 08:22 AM ISTWashington, Aug 28 : It took a U.S.-led invasion force of 200,000-plus troops nine months to scour Iraq's nearly 170,000 square miles before capturing Saddam Hussein after one of the largest manhunts ever.Now Moammar Gaddafi
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Gaddafi's Underground City Under Tripoli
World | Aug 26, 2011, 03:23 PM ISTLondon, Aug 26: Fallen Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi had virtually built an underground city under the capital Tripoli, with a vast maze of well hidden reinforced tunnels fanning out for miles in different directions. “There
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Cameron, Libyan Rebel Chief Welcome Progress By Rebel Forces
World | Aug 23, 2011, 09:28 AM ISTLondon, Aug 22 : British Prime Minister David Cameron and Libyan rebel chief Mustafa Abdel Jalil today welcomed the remarkable progress made by the Free Libyan Forces and said the Libyan people are getting closer
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Libyan Rebels Claim, Gaddafi's Son Khamis Killed In NATO Strike
World | Aug 05, 2011, 02:10 PM ISTBenghazi, Aug 5: Libya's rebel forces today said an overnight night NATO strike on an operations centre in the western town of Zliten has killed Muammar Gaddafi's son Khamis, and more than 30 others.Citing spies
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Gaddafi Regime Declared No Longer Legitimate
World | Jul 15, 2011, 10:02 PM ISTIstanbul, Jul 15: More than 30 nations, including the United States, today declared that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's regime is no longer legitimate and formally recognized Libya's main opposition group as the country's government.In a
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Gaddafi Ready To Go, Say French FM
World | Jul 13, 2011, 04:37 PM ISTParis, Jul 13: France's foreign minister said Tuesday Paris has had contact with emissaries from Moammar Gadhafi who say the embattled Libyan strongman is “prepared to leave” power.It was not immediately clear whether such an
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Russia Offers To Mediate Gaddafi's Early Exit
World | May 28, 2011, 03:54 PM ISTDeauville, France, May 28: Russia abandoned one-time ally Moammar Gaddafi and offered Friday to mediate a deal for the Libyan leader to leave the country he has ruled for more than 40 years.The striking proposal
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Gaddafi Will Step Down, Says Obama
World | May 25, 2011, 07:34 PM ISTLondon, May 25: Predicting success in Libya, US President Barack Obama said on Wednesday Moammar Gadhafi would ultimately be forced to step down if NATO keeps up its military campaign with the U.S. playing a
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Gaddafi's Daughter Tells Children Stories Of Afterlife
World | Apr 27, 2011, 03:12 PM ISTNew York, Apr 27: Though the Libyan first family strikes defiant postures publicly, Aisha al-Gaddafi, the lone daughter of the country's strongman Muammar Gaddafi, says she tells her children bedtime stories of afterlife as she
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NATO Initiates Drone Attacks In Libya
World | Apr 24, 2011, 08:47 AM ISTTripoli/Washington, Apr 23 : Intensifying its air attacks on Gaddafi's forces, NATO fired its first Predator drone strike today, destroying a Libyan government multiple rocket launcher near Misurata.The NATO strike came as a big boost
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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 Son Claims, Forces Have Not Committed Excesses
World | Apr 18, 2011, 05:21 PM ISTWashington, Apr 18: Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif has hit out at Western nations for air raiding his country on a premise he termed as false as Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, while insisting
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Fierce Fighting In Libya, 17 Killed
World | Apr 18, 2011, 12:23 PM ISTAjdabiya, Libya, April 18 : Holding out under a rain of shelling and sniper fire, Libyan rebels fought Moammar Gadhafi's forces Sunday in close-quarters battles in the city center of Misrata, the last major rebel