Category Archives: Live: Libya Unrest

We are tracking the latest developments to keep you updated on the situation on the ground. There are interactive maps located in the Protest map page to keep up with the latest movements. Also check out the featured twitters on the sidebar. On the Go? Follow us on Twitter @Feb17Libya for Live updates and discussion.
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5:23pm:  Italian oil major Eni fears its largest oilfield in Libya, known as Elephant, may be in ruins, which could dash hopes of a speedy return of Libyan supplies to global markets after months of war. The field, which pumped 130,000 barrels of oil per day before the war, was found in ruins, with its airport completely destroyed along with crucial monitors and key electronic structures.

4:00pm: NATO Defense Ministers Meet to Discuss Libya today.… Read More

We are tracking the latest developments to keep you updated on the situation on the ground. There are interactive maps located in the Protest map page to keep up with the latest movements. Also check out the featured twitters on the sidebar. On the Go? Follow us on Twitter @Feb17Libya for Live updates and discussion.

All updates are in Libyan local time (GMT +2)

6:30pm: Gaddafi’s former prime minister said he believed Gaddafi was still in Libya and would carry on fighting the country’s new leaders until the end. “I think Gaddafi … has not left the country. I strongly believe, based on my knowledge of him, that he is fighting with his weapons and alongside his men,” Al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi, who is in prison in neighbouring Tunisia, said in comments passed to Reuters by his lawyer. “He will not give up and he will not lay down his weapons until the end,” he said.

6:00pm: Hollywood star Sean Penn on Tuesday flew in to Benghazi to assess at first hand the humanitarian needs of the people of Libya.”This is my first visit to inspirational Libya. I am inspired by the Arab Spring and am here to be able to get a sense of what humanitarian aid can be delivered” to the people, Penn said after landing at Benghazi airport.

5:40pm: U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says that he believes fighting has to end in Libya, including the battle for Sirte, before the military mission there can end.Panetta says the Libyans can’t begin wrestling with problems of governance while the current level of fighting continues.Panetta says there has been a lot of progress in the Libya mission and it’s moving in the right direction.

5:30pm: Abdallah Senussi, Gaddafi’s intelligence chief, has been in Algeria for a week say a sources to Al Arabiya

5:25pm: NATO said it conducted 107 air sorties on Monday, 36 of them strike sorties, but it said no targets were actually hit. Strike sorties are intended to identify and engage appropriate targets, but do not necessarily deploy munitions each time. Since NATO took command of air strikes on March 31, its aircraft have conducted 24,789 sorties, including 9,240 strike sorties.

5:00pm: A Baltimore, Maryland native said he joined the uprising against Kadhafi to free Libya of the privations of the mercurial strongman’s 42-year rule

2:00pm: The military commander of Tripoli, Abdel Hakim Belhaj, a key figure in the revolution that overthrew Muammar Gaddafi, called on other militias to pull their weapons out of Tripoli, accusing them of terrorizing the city’s population.… Read More

We are tracking the latest developments to keep you updated on the situation on the ground. There are interactive maps located in the Protest map page to keep up with the latest movements. Also check out the featured twitters on the sidebar. On the Go? Follow us on Twitter @Feb17Libya for Live updates and discussion.
All updates are in Libyan local time (GMT +2)

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We are tracking the latest developments to keep you updated on the situation on the ground. There are interactive maps located in the Protest map page to keep up with the latest movements. Also check out the featured twitters on the sidebar. On the Go? Follow us on Twitter @Feb17Libya for Live updates and discussion.
All updates are in Libyan local time (GMT +2)