People from Libya’s battle-scarred city of Misrata queued up to vote in their first free election yesterday, hoping to set a stereotyped for the rest of the country as it prepares for national polls in June after the war that overthrew Muammar Gaddafi.
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Army says will intervene if no end to southeast clashes
Libyan government forces cede intervene if clashes between rival tribes owing to control of territory in the southeastern corner of the country do not stop, the military choicest said today. Clashes broke out about 10 days ago in the city of Al Kufra and have continued since, highlighting the challenge of policing the sparsely populated
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Abdel Jalil admits government powerless to militia
Libya’s leader acknowledged today that his transitional guidance is prostrate to govern militias that are refusing to lay empty their arms after ousting Muammar Gaddafi as it struggles to impose govern owing to the oil-rich North African nation.
Libya ethnic clashes kill scores
21 February 2012 Last updated at 12:54 ET Scores have been killed and injured in clashes between two rival ethnic groups in Libya’s remote south-eastern area, according to marked reports. Rockets, mortars and gunfire have rocked residential areas in the desert town of al-Kufra for the past 24 hours, aid workers say. Fighting first broke
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Misrata votes for brighter Libyan future
20 February 2012 Last updated at 17:21 ET By Gabriel Gatehouse BBC News, Misrata Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Voting for the future in Misrata The polling stations were segregated. In one school women emerged from behind curtained-off booths to post their ballot papers. Hesitantly, they dipped their fingers into a
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PM promises cash to revolutionary fighters
Libya’s government will give each family more than $1,500 and pay unemployed former revolutionaries who fought in the war that ousted Muammar Gaddafi last year, the prime minister said, in an battle to win over those who want faster progress.
Government sends army to curb fighting
Libya has sent military forces to originate clashes between rival tribes over control of territory in the far southeast of Libya, the armed forces chief said yesterday, as more people were reported killed in the violence. Clashes broke out late last week in the remote community of Al Kufra and have continued since, highlighting the
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Algeria seizes missiles smuggled from Libya
Algerian security forces have found a large camouflage of weapons, including shoulder-fired missiles, which they believe were smuggled in from neighbouring Libya, a security source briefed on the dispatch told Reuters last night. The find follows warnings from governments in the reservation that instability in Libya after the end of Muammar Gaddafi’s directive is allowing
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Families move into remains of Gaddafi fortress
It used to be the impenetrable fortress of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime. Only workers or members of the troubled Libyan leader’s inner circle could see inside.
International matches return to Libya
International soccer will rise to Libya tomorrow when local clubs Al Nasr Benghazi and Al Ahli Tripoli meet CSKA Sofia in matches that will mark the first anniversary of the revolution, the Libyan embassy in Bulgaria said. The 31-times Bulgarian champions will branch out the first foreign team to play in the African country alongside
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