Qaddafi
Sizing Up the European Response to the Arab Spring
September 08 by Defence Dateline GroupThough those in the know had observed swelling youth grievance and increasingly vocal grumbling, the scale of this year’s wave of protests in the Middle East took nearly all by surprise. In Tu...
Libya denies Russian report on Qaddafi defection
July 06 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertyJuly 06, 2011 Libyan officials have denied a Russian media report that Muammar Qaddafi is considering handing over power and seeking refuge abroad. Libyan government spokesman Moussa Ibrahi...
Libyan opposition leader to visit China
June 20 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertyJune 20, 2011 China says Libya's opposition leader will visit this week in a fresh setback for Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, The Associated Press reports. China's Foreign Ministry said tha...
UK MoD: Libya's Operation Ellamy update
June 06 by Defence IQThe Chief of Defence Staff's Strategic Communications Officer, Major General Nick Pope, said: "UK Armed Forces were again in action yesterday over Libya as part of NATO's Operation Unified Pro...
NATO Sinks Libyan Warships
May 20 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertyMay 20, 2011 NATO says its aircraft destroyed eight warships belonging to Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi's forces in overnight attacks. The alliance said the ships were sunk in coordinated...
Qaddafi Makes TV Appearance Moments Before Libyan rebels Take Misurata Airport
May 12 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertyMay 12, 2011 After weeks of absence, Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi has made a brief appearance on state television. Qaddafi was shown in what Libyan TV said was a meeting on May 11 with tr...
UK MoD Libya Operational Update
April 18 by Defence IQChief of the Defence Staff Strategic Communication Officer Major General John Lorimer said: "NATO’s Operation Unified Protector, to enforce UNSCR 1973 and to protect Libyan civilians, saw furt...
UK Ministry of Defence Libya Operational Update
April 15 by Defence IQChief of the Defence Staff Strategic Communication Officer Major General John Lorimer said: "UK missions in support of NATO’s Operation Unified Protector to enforce UNSCR 1973 and to protect L...
Typhoon joins Tornado in Libya ground attack operations
April 13 by Defence IQ13 Apr 11 Typhoon jets are providing a ground attack capability in addition to Tornado GR4 aircraft as British forces continue to support NATO operations in Libya. Speaking to the media in...
French Defence Sales Reveal Renewed Bargaining Power in Africa
April 11 by Defence Dateline GroupFrench defence sales to Africa, where politics and purchasing collide Her tricolour bombs are leveraging the fight in Tripoli; her Gendarmerie teargas disperses riots in the streets of Tunis - a...
UK MoD update on Libya operations
April 06 by Defence IQYesterday (Tuesday 5 April), in support of the UK’s ongoing commitment to NATO to enforce United Nations Security Resolution 1973 to protect civilians, RAF Tornado GR4s deployed from Gioia del...
Qaddafi Reported To Be Seeking Exit As Battle Rages In Brega
April 04 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertyApril 04, 2011 Authorities in Greece say Libyan ruler Muammar Qaddafi is seeking to negotiate an end to the fighting that has pitted his forces against antigovernment rebels since February....