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6 March 2011 — creative-i.info

Qaddafi strikes back at Libya rebels’ western advance
Christian Science Monitor
Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi pushed back Sunday against a rebel advance toward Mr. Qaddafi’s hometown of Sirte from Libya’s ‘liberated’ east. Rebels walk forward as smoke raises from mortar and tank shelling during a fight against …
www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2011/0306/Qaddafi-strikes-back-at-Libya-rebels-western-advance

Britain Sends Diplomatic Team to Libya
Voice of America
Photo: AP Britain’s defense secretary says a small British diplomatic team
is in eastern Libya to try to talk to rebels there. Liam Fox told BBC radio
Sunday that Britain was in touch with a small diplomatic team in Benghazi,
but said it would be …
www.voanews.com/english/news/Britain-Sends-Diplomatic-Team-to-Libya-117485588.html

Libya forces launch new counter-offensive on rebels
The Hindu
Misrata, 120 miles east of the capital Tripoli, is one of the two cities in
the western half of Libya that have fallen into the opposition’s hands.
Witnesses say the shelling began at about 11-30 am on Sunday and the rebels
were fighting back with …
www.thehindu.com/news/international/article1514733.ece

McCain: Bomb Libya, enforce no-fly zone
New York Post
John McCain called Moammar Khadafy “insane” today as he reaffirmed his call
for a US-backed no-fly zone over Libya to prevent its embattled leader from
using aircraft to slaughter its citizens. During an interview on ABC News’
“This Week,” McCain told …
www.nypost.com/p/news/national/mccain_bomb_libya_enforce_no_fly_zjprZDt2w4qenlJf1L26JO

Obama’s chief of staff: Libya requires global response
USA Today
By David Jackson, USA TODAY White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley said
today he is confident the United States and its allies will form a global
response to the apparent civil war in Libya, and he downplayed the notion
of establishing a no-fly zone, …
content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2011/03/obamas-chief-of-staff-libya-requires-global-response/1

U.S. planes ferry more people fleeing Libya out of Tunisia
CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff Djerba, Tunisia (CNN) — Four more US military
flights were headed to Cairo from Tunisia on Sunday, evacuating Egyptians
fleeing the Libyan conflict, a US official said. The first of the C-130
cargo planes landed in Cairo around 3 …
www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/06/libya.refugees/

3 Libya Evacuees Drown in Greek Waters
Voice of America
… Sunday the incident happened in the port of Souda. Another 16 people
are missing and around 28 men were hospitalized with hypothermia. The men
are believed to have jumped from a Greek ferry that had transported about a
thousand evacuees from Libya.
www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/3-Libya-Evacuees-Drown-in-Greek-Waters-117484923.html

Richardson calls for no-fly zone over Libya
CNN Political Ticker (blog)
Washington (CNN)-Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson
called for a no-fly zone over Libya during an interview Sunday on CNN’s
“State of the Union.” Richardson made recommendations for next steps in
handling the crisis in Libya, …
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/06/richardson-calls-for-no-fly-zone-over-libya/

LIBYA: State TV reports significant gains for pro-Kadafi forces; rebels …
Los Angeles Times
Libyan state TV claimed Sunday that forces loyal to leader Moammar Kadafi
had recaptured a number of key towns from rebels — claims swiftly denied
by the rebels and some news organizations. Kadafi-controlled TV said troops
had retaken Libya’s third …
latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2011/03/libya-state-tv-reports-kadafi-gains.html

Libya forces fight rebels advancing toward capital
Centre Daily Times
By MAGGIE MICHAEL and PAUL SCHEMM – AP BIN JAWWAD, Libya — Libyan
helicopter gunships fired on a rebel force advancing west toward the
capital along the Mediterranean coastline Sunday and forces loyal to leader
Moammar Gadhafi fought intense ground …
www.centredaily.com/2011/03/06/2563665/libya-forces-fight-rebels-advancing.html

Libya: Pro-Gaddafi Forces Launch New Counteroffensive As Rebels …
By The Huffington Post News Editors
RAS LANOUF, Libya (AP) — Libyan helicopter gunships fired on a rebel
force advancing west toward the capital Tripoli along the country’s
Mediterranean coastline Sunday and forces loyal to leader Moammar Gaddafi
fought intense ground …
www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/06/libya-gaddafi-forces-attack-rebels_n_831924.html

Libya: Preparing for the Fight for Sirte (Video) · Global Voices
By John Liebhardt
@LibyanStateTV: We’re reporting that Sirte is completely stable and will
remain so. They assure us that all is well and ask us to stop calling them
#libya. We now have Tweeps speculating on the possibility of fighting in
Sirte: …
globalvoicesonline.org/2011/03/06/libya-preparing-for-the-fight-for-sirte-video/

SOUTH LEBANON: Stay out of Libya
By Jnoubiyeh
It’s good to see that the Pentagon is unenthusiastic about military
intervention in Libya. But that hasn’t stopped armchair generals such as
Sen. John Kerry from pushing for a no-fly zone over that country. …
jnoubiyeh.com/2011/03/stay-out-of-libya.html

News: Frontline Libya | Plog — World news photography, Photos …
As rebel militiamen advance on the front line against government troops in
Libya , photojournalists are on the move with them. On Saturday, March 5,
opposition forces pushed troops loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi
further west as …
blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2011/03/05/news-frontline-libya/2793/

Libya: Gaddafi Warplanes Fire On Rebels – Democratic Underground
Libyan warplanes have launched airstrikes on rebels advancing towards
Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s stronghold of Sirte. The insurgents were targeted
as they moved to the leader’s hometown, which looks set to be the scene of
bloody clashes. …
www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102×4758864