La France aurait livré des armes aux rebelles libyens. Post-Gaddafi Libya 'must learn from mistakes made in Iraq' Britain is calling for a "politically inclusive settlement" in post-Gaddafi Libya that will take heed of the mistakes made in Iraq after the 2003 US-led invasion.
A detailed "stabilisation document", overseen by the Department for International Development, has been submitted to the Benghazi-based Libyan opposition and sets out priorities after a ceasefire between the regime and rebels. It assumes that Gaddafi – wanted by the international criminal court for alleged crimes against humanity – will leave or be forced from power, but it does not predict when that will happen. "It (the stabilisation process) must be Libyan-owned and United Nations-led," Andrew Mitchell, the international development secretary, said on Tuesday. "The work seeks to ensure that the international community learns the lessons of what happened in Iraq.
" "The report has learned the lesson of Iraq about the importance of using to the maximum possible extent existing structures," Mitchell said. Identity: call us by our true names. Rebels Arm Tripoli Guerrillas and Cut Resources to Capital. Though the rebels consolidated their hold on most of the Nafusa mountains only about two weeks ago, officials from the opposition stronghold of Benghazi and the operatives from the underground network in Tripoli were all here on Friday night discussing strategies already under way. The mountain rebels showed a reporter an oil pipeline they had recently cut off to Colonel Qaddafi’s last working refinery, in Zawiya.
Now rebels have their sights on Gharyan, a city of about 85,000 that is the last Nafusa mountain town under Colonel Qaddafi’s control. It is widely known as a hotbed of opposition to Colonel Qaddafi and rose up swiftly at the start of the uprising, and if the rebels can take it within the next three weeks, as they hope to do, they will block a crucial supply route from Algeria and the south. It is unclear what resources Colonel Qaddafi still commands. He is believed to have started the conflict with billions of dollars in foreign currency stashed away.
Libyan Protests February 2011 تظاهرات بليبيا فبراير mini movie. Sarkozy et Cameron préparent le débarquement en Libye. Essam singer beaten by egyptian army. Opération 56k : Anonymous, de la Tunisie à la Libye. Le rôle des médias en ligne quant à la chute précipitée des régimes autocratiques n'est plus à prouver : Réseaux sociaux (Twittrer, Facebook...), communautés de blogueurs, groupes de hackers (Anonymous), sont autant d'intervenants qui ont largement contribué à l'essor des Révolutions Arabes. Ainsi, après la Tunisie et l'Egypte, voilà à présent que c'est au tour de la Libye d'organiser sa propre résistance virtuelle. Et ce n'est pas une sinécure, quand on sait que la plupart des villes détenues par Khaddafi sont coupées du monde. Mais le Net saura passer outre le rideau de fer et de sang. Intifada 17 feb doc sur Misrata planned 2 b attacked ? Beautiful crowd 7-6-2011.
Le rapport du FMI qui félicitait la Libye. C’est «une coïncidence qui tombe mal»: dans son édition du mercredi 9 mars, Le Canard enchaîné relate l’existence d’un rapport positif du Fonds économique international (FMI) sur la situation économique de la Libye, publié le 15 février sur le site de l’institution, six jours après le début des émeutes à Benghazi.
Un document «bourré comme il se doit de données chiffrées et de statistiques» mais surtout «surréaliste», selon l’hebdomadaire satirique, puisqu’il «ne cesse de féliciter le colonel Kadhafi et son gouvernement pour la qualité de leur gestion budgétaire et pour les réformes déjà entreprises», notamment grâce à la manne issue de la hausse des cours du pétrole. Et ne profère à l’adresse du régime qu’un seul conseil («favoriser l’emploi des jeunes») et un seul reproche («ne pas privatiser assez vite les banques et le marché local des capitaux»). Ce lièvre avait déjà été levé auparavant à l’étranger. Publicité. I.M.F. Reviews Praised Libya, Egypt and Other Nations.
By unfortunate timing, that country was Libya.
The fund’s mission to Tripoli had somehow omitted to check whether the “ambitious” reform agenda was based on any kind of popular support. Libya is not an isolated case.
Galeries de photos. MAPS. TIMELINE-Libya's uprising against Muammar Gaddafi. May 10 (Reuters) - Here is a timeline on the revolt in Libya since the first protests began in February: Feb 15/16, 2011 - A riot in Benghazi is triggered by the arrest of human rights activist Fethi Tarbel, who has worked to free political prisoners, Quryna newspaper reports.
Feb. 17 - Activists designate this day as a day of rage. It is the anniversary of clashes in 2006 in Benghazi when security forces killed protesters attacking the city's Italian consulate. Feb. 21 - Diplomats at Libya's mission to the United Nations side with the revolt against their country's leader and call on the Libyan army to help overthrow "the tyrant Muammar Gaddafi". 31 mai french Parliament updates. Rare insider report from Tripoli, Libya’s isolated capital. 'In Tripoli, it’s hard to know what side your neighbour is on' Mokhtar (not his real name) lives in Tripoli.
He is part of the Free Generation Movement, an opposition group that publishes videos and blog posts on the situation in Tripoli. The internet has been shut down for several weeks, but we continue to broadcast our videos thanks to a satellite connection. Early this month, opposition activists were killed by pro-Gaddafi militamen in the eastern Tripoli neighbourhood of Souq al-Juma.
Thousands of people attended their funerals, which quickly became a large anti-Gaddafi protest. Video of the Souq-al Juma activists' funeral. Since then, the situation has been more or less calm. Lybie : les rebelles progressent lentement vers Tripoli. LIBYA..women fighters 03-06-2011.
Bon appétit ! Bonnes nouvelles / Good News. Video, Libya: Two British Apache Helicopters Destroy Targets In Libyan Town Of Brega, MoD confirms. Foreign Secretary William Hague has visited rebel leaders in Benghazi - after UK Apache helicopters destroyed a radar installation and military checkpoint during their first operation in Libya.
Mr Hague and the Secretary of State for International Development, Andrew Mitchell, flew to Libya's rebel stronghold for talks with opposition figures. They held discussions with the chairman of the interim National Transitional Council, Abdul Jalil, about his "political roadmap". The Council is recognised by the UK as the legitimate post-Gaddafi government and has been given significant non-military assistance by the British Government. Libye: les hélicoptères anglais et français entrent en action. 14 mai : last will of Qad. There was a government bunker underneath a guesthouse hit in a Nato airstrike on the Libyan town of Brega, Sky News has learned.
The Libyan regime claims 11 imams who had gathered at the building to pray for peace were killed in the attack and around 40 civilians were injured. However, Nato insists it was targeting was an underground bunker that had been "clearly identified as a command and control centre". Libyan officials have denied any knowledge of a bunker in the area. But a Dutch engineer has told Sky News he built the bunker for Col Gaddafi in Brega in 1988 and confirmed that its coordinates match those of the area Nato targeted on Friday. Libye : des représentants de villes tenues par Kadhafi se rallient à la rébellion.
Chants, slogans. Résistance berbère. OBL vs Qad. International Criminal Court. Nouvelle société. TNC.