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Keyword: ajdabiya

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  • East Libya declares self-government

    11/03/2013 4:57:16 PM PST · by Pan_Yan · 17 replies
    Al Jazeera ^ | 03 Nov 2013 20:39 | Reuters
    Eastern Libya has declared an autonomous regional government with an official ceremony, challenging the country's weak central government that failed to assume unifying power over rebels and various tribes since the 2011 war toppled Muammar Gaddafi. Leaders of an autonomy movement met on Sunday in the small town of Ajdabiya to launch the government under the name of Barqa, or Cyrenaica as it is also known, supporters said. A pro-federalist television station showed more than 20 ministers taking the oath at a podium decorated with a Cyrenaica flag. They were joined by the tribal leader Ibrahim Jathran, the former head...
  • Libya rebels 'recapture key town'

    03/26/2011 1:55:56 AM PDT · by darkside321 · 52 replies
    Libyan rebels backed by allied air raids say they have seized control of the frontline oil town of Ajdabiya from Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's forces. The BBC's Ben Brown in Ajdabiya says there are scenes of jubilation among the insurgents. Gaddafi loyalists seized the town last week as they advanced east to quell an uprising now in its fifth week. Saturday's breakthrough came after a seventh night of bombardment by allies enforcing a UN-mandated no-fly zone. Coalition forces pounded Ajdabiya overnight, destroying Gaddafi armoured vehicles and weaponry. Large explosions were also heard in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Saturday morning. Witnesses...