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Head of Libyan Olympic Committee kidnapped
July 16, 2012 6:31 AM
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Gunmen in the Libyan capital have abducted the head of the country's Olympic committee. Salah al-Alam says assailants snatched his brother, Libyan Olympic Committee chief Ahmed Nabil al-Taher al-Alam on Sunday near the organization's offices in central Tripoli. He says there has been no contact with... more » -
Libyan rebels say they are closing in on Tripoli
August 21, 2011 4:42 AM
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Libyan rebels say they are closing in on Tripoli from the west and the front line is now less than 20 miles from the capital. They say a 600-strong rebel force that set out eastward from the coastal city of Zawiya reached the outskirts of... more » -
Libyan forces only seeing the beginning of coalition resolve
March 19, 2011 6:02 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Libyan air defense facilities are under attack by U.N.-backed coalition forces. The Pentagon says 112 Tomahawk cruise missiles have hit some 20 sites so far. Navy Vice Adm. William E. Gortney says the attacks are aimed at clearing the way for imposition of a European-led no-fly zone... more »
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