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  • Libyan fighters capture Gadhafi hometown of Sirte

    10/20/2011 2:51:56 AM PDT · by Cardhu · 18 replies
    CBS via AP ^ | October 20th 2011 | AP staff
    AP) SIRTE, Libya — Libyan fighters have overrun the last positions of Moammar Gadhafi loyalists holding out in the city of Sirte and the revolutionaries now have all of the ousted leader's hometown within their hands. Reporters on the scene say the final push to capture the remaining pro-Gadhafi positions began around 8 a.m. on Thursday and was over after about 90 minutes. Just before the assault, about five carloads of loyalists tried to flee the enclave down the coastal highway but were killed by revolutionaries. Revolutionaries began searching homes and buildings looking for any Gadhafi fighters who may be...
  • Al Jazeera reporting that NATO is attacking the 100 car convoy fleeing Sirte.

    10/20/2011 4:24:26 AM PDT · by Cardhu · 14 replies
    Al Jazeera reporting that NATO is attacking the 100 car convoy fleeing Sirte. Some in Sirte are saying Gadaffi and his son are in the convoy. Libya TV is reporting the Gadaffi has been captured. Now a NTC official has confirmed he has been caught and has been wounded in the legs Not Confirmed yet
  • BREAKING NEWS: Gaddafi 'captured' as rebel forces take control of Sirte

    10/20/2011 4:39:01 AM PDT · by InvisibleChurch · 61 replies · 1+ views
    Dailymail ^ | 10.20.11
    BREAKING NEWS: Gaddafi 'captured' as rebel forces take control of Sirte Leader wounded in both legs prior to capture By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Last updated at 12:27 PM on 20th October 2011 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Share Muammar Gaddafi has been captured by revolutionary forces in Libya, it has been reported today. Gaddafi and his family have been on the run since Nato and rebel forces started closing the net on Tripoli in mid-August. The reports of Gaddafi's capture came on the same day that revolutionary forces said that they had taken control of Sirte - the leader's...
  • Confirmed: Gadaffi killed in a gun battle in Sirte.

    10/20/2011 5:04:21 AM PDT · by Cardhu · 29 replies
    Al Jazeera - Confirmed: Gadaffi killed in a gun battle in Sirte.
  • Gaddafi Captured in Sirte

    10/20/2011 5:18:50 AM PDT · by Reaganite Republican · 39 replies
    Reaganite Republican ^ | October 20, 2011 | Reaganite Republican
    Libya's transitional council says 'Muammar Gaddafi captured' in his hometown of Sirte, which just fell yesterday.  Injured in both legs but still alive, the deposed dictator was thought to have been holed-up in the vast southern deserts of the country...  More at the (UK) Mirror -here-
  • Was this Gaddafi's grisly end? Picture claimed to be Libyan dictator after he was killed

    10/20/2011 6:44:36 AM PDT · by Paleo Conservative · 202 replies · 1+ views
    MailOnline (UK) ^ | Last updated at 2:12 PM on 20th October 2011 (UK Time) | Daily Mail Reporter
    Was this Gaddafi's grisly end? Picture claimed to be Libyan dictator after he was killed when rebels finally captured his last stronghold Slumped against the bloodied legs of a revolutionary fighter, this is the picture which Libyan rebels say confirms that deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi has been killed. The former Libyan dictator was reportedly found cowering in a hole in the ground at the centre of Sirte, after rebels moved through the seaside town during their final assault. Fighter Mohammed Al Bibi told reporters that the toppled tyrant had pleaded 'Don't shoot, don't shoot' as he attempted to surrender. There...
  • We are being subject to a massive media war over what is really going on in Libya

    10/20/2011 6:59:59 AM PDT · by alexmai · 5 replies
    Investigative reporter Wayne Madsen, who spent some time in Libya, shares his views on what’s really going on in the country and why the mainstream media deliberately misinforms the public about real goals of NATO. He has said “Gaddafi (allegedly) has a lot of support in Tripoli.” Libya has attained the highest standard of living under this dictator. Like him or not like him, this fact is in his favour, at least he has not robbed the Libyan people to the point of destitution. He goes on to say “One of first places targeted by NATO was the Libyan anti-corruption...