Archive for Colonel Gaddafi

Clearing the Deadly Legacy of Libya's Revolution
BBC News
The Libyan city of Misrata was the scene of some of the bloodiest fighting during the revolution that toppled Colonel Gaddafi last year. A deadly legacy of unexploded shells, bombs and mines litter the city and the surrounding areas. Ali Abohajar has

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Muammar Gaddafi died from wounds he suffered in an attack by rebels after he had already been captured and not in a firefight, according to a major report today on the Libyan dictator’s last hours.

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Why Libya's 'sweet' crude oil is not enough to tempt BP or Shell
The Guardian
A decade ago Libya was at the centre of dramatic stories alleging cloak-and-dagger diplomacy between then-BP boss Lord Browne, Colonel Gaddafi and MI6 agents. And barely 12 months ago British warplanes were in action over Tripoli – this time fighting
Oil and gas − a pyrrhic victory for party acolytesMalta Independent Online
Mediterranean Oil & Gas lands Genel as Malta partner in two-well dealProactive Investors USA & Canada

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British service personnel who served in the Nato mission in Libya during Colonel Gaddafi’s final days could be awarded a service medal, the Ministry of Defence revealed today.

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Libya Prepares For Historic First Elections
Sky News
Less than a year after Colonel Gaddafi was toppled in Libya, enthusiasm over the country's first elections has gripped the nation. As Libya prepares for elections, Alex Crawford returns to Zawiyah, the scene of some of the bloodiest clashes of the

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Tony Blair made the “wrong judgment” in restoring relations with Colonel Gaddafi after his renunciation of weapons of mass destruction, former Attorney General Lord Goldsmith admitted yesterday.

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Syria’s fragile ceasefire will do nothing to topple its ruthless and astute leader, argues Con Coughlin.

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Hundreds of Libyan army conscripts participate in a military parade to mark the first anniversary of their triumph when rebel fighters in Benghazi pushed back forces loyal to the then leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.

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