Archive for: Tripoli

Gaddafi unburied, Libyans maneuver for new era (Reuters)

MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) – Muammar Gaddafi’s body lay still unburied as Libya‘s new men of power wrangled over its fate and a formal announcement the war was over, a move the outgoing premier said on Saturday should mean free elections...

 

Libyan army convoy in Niger may be Gaddafi deal (Reuters)

TRIPOLI/AGADEZ, Niger (Reuters) – Scores of Libyan army vehicles have crossed the desert frontier into Niger in what may be a dramatic, secretly negotiated bid by Muammar Gaddafi to seek refuge in a friendly African state, military sources...

 

Libyans hope to seize one of Gaddafi bastions (Reuters)

NORTH OF BANI WALID/TRIPOLI, Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s interim council said it hoped to seize one of Muammar Gaddafi’s last strongholds without resistance on Sunday as it tries to control the entire country and restore normality. Outside...

 

No Extradition for Lockerbie Bombing Planner, Rebel Says

The resolve to protect the former officer, Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, may prove only briefly relevant, however. Just hours after the rebel spoke, CNN reported that Mr. Megrahi was near death at his villa in the capital here, broadcasting...