Obama urges Gadhafi loyalists to lay down arms

Published on August 22, 2011

President Barack Obama urged Muammar Gadhafi on Monday to end the bloodshed in Libya as pockets of his loyalist forces engaged in fierce fighting against advancing rebels.

Libya: Gadhafi’s son killed in NATO airstrike on Tripoli compound

Published on April 30, 2011

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi escaped a NATO missile strike in Tripoli, but his youngest son and three grandchildren under the age of 12 were killed, a government spokesman said.

Libya army declares immediate ceasefire as Western powers continue air strikes

Published on March 20, 2011

The Libyan armed forces have issued a command to all units to observe an immediate ceasefire, a Libyan army spokesman told a news conference on Sunday.

Libya security forces on guard as anti-government protests break out in Tripoli

Published on March 4, 2011

Zenga Zenga

By Rob Eshman
Published on March 1, 2011

On Sunday, I posted a blog about a video on YouTube that had captured the attention of the Libyan resistance movement and become the unofficial anthem of its youth.

Arab unrest alters power balance in as yet unseen ways

Published on March 1, 2011

Though Israel lives in a dangerous neighborhood, surrounded by countries whose leaders or people wish its destruction, over the years it had adjusted to the status quo, more or less figuring out how to get by while keeping an eye on gradual change.

U.S.: “Gadhafi has lost the legitimacy to govern”

Published on March 1, 2011

International pressure on Moammar Gadhafi to end a crackdown on opponents escalated Monday as his loyalists fought rebels holding the two cities closest to the capital and his warplanes bombed an ammunition depot in the east. The U.S. moved naval and air forces closer to Libya and said all options were open, including patrols of the North African nation's skies to protect its citizens from their ruler.