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Libyans queue for first vote in battle-hit Misrata

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People from Libya's battle-scarred city of Misrata queued up to vote in their first free election on Monday, hoping to set a standard for the rest of the country as it prepares for national polls in J

No post-mortem for Gaddafi: Misrata commanders

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Military commanders in the Libyan city of Misrata said on Saturday that no post-mortem would be carried out on the body of Muammar Gaddafi despite concerns over how the ousted strongman died.

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In death, Muammar Gaddafi still divides Libyans

After the anarchic drama of their capture and killing of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya's new leaders argued over his body on Friday, while Libyans, and the world, awaited the formal launch of a new era of de

Libyan rebels live by 'V' sign: 'We win or we die'

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Libya's rebels are living by their slogan ‘We win or we die,’ as daily funeral processions honor those killed in the four-month-old uprising to oust longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi.

The rebels' all-or

Rebels corner Gaddafi troops at Misrata airport

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Libyan rebels on Wednesday pinned down Muammar Gaddafi's troops at the airport of the city of Misrata after a night of fierce battles, as the UN chief urged Tripoli to halt attacks on civilians.

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Gaddafi 'shoot 'n scoot' frustrates NATO in Misrata

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Forces loyal to Libya's Muammar Gaddafi are hiding tanks and artillery and using 'shoot and scoot' tactics in Misrata, frustrating NATO air efforts to break a weeks-long siege of the rebel-held Libyan

Battle rages at Misrata, rebels hold Libya border post

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A battle was raging on Friday between rebels and Muammar Gaddafi's forces for control of the airport in rebel-held Misrata, while fighting for a Libya border crossing into Tunisia hit a lull.

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Gaddafi forces attack key port of Misrata

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Muammar Gaddafi's forces attacked the key port in the besieged Libyan city of Misrata with rockets on Tuesday, wounding refugees, as NATO said it may send an envoy to the rebel capital of Benghazi.

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Obama nodes drone mission in Libya

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President Obama on Friday authorised the use of armed drones to help rebels bogged down in their bid to oust Muammar Gaddafi even as the top American commander warned that the conflict was 'moving tow

U.S. sends drones to Libya, battle rages for Misrata

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The United States has started using armed drones against Muammar Gaddafi's troops, who battled rebels at close quarters on the streets of Misrata, despite Western threats to step up a month-old air wa

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