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Envoys Dangle Financial Offer to Key Gadhafi Aides
By not in system - AOL NewsLONDON -- It's an offer that European diplomats hope Moammar Gadhafi's family and top aides can't refuse: If they publicly withdraw support for the Libyan dictator's regime, the restrictions on their assets, cash and travel plans can be made to vanish. Britain's Foreign Office said Tuesday that Kim Darroch, the U.K.'s ambassador to the European Union, and other officials were discussing the proposals in Brussels. U.N. Security Council members will also hold talks on the subject if any of those named under U.N. sanctions flee from Libya and renounce Gadhafi. Gadhafi's seven sons, wife, ...
Envoy Says Gadhafi Seeking End to Libya Crisis
By not in system - AOL NewsBENGHAZI, Libya - An envoy of Moammar Gadhafi told Greece's prime minister Sunday that the Libyan leader was seeking a way out of his country's crisis two weeks after his government's attacks to put down a rebellion drew international airstrikes, Greek officials said. Abdul-Ati al-Obeidi, a former Libyan prime minister who has served as a Gadhafi envoy during the crisis, will travel next to Turkey and Malta in a sign that Gadhafi's regime may be softening its hard line in the face of the sustained attacks. Related Stories US Extends Airstrike Role in Libya Through ...
As US Eases Off in Libya, Gadhafi Holds On
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON - Two weeks after a dark-of-night barrage of mostly U.S. missiles and bombs opened the international air assault on Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, the American combat role is ending, the rag-tag rebels are reeling and the Pentagon is betting its European allies can finish the job. Gadhafi is still standing, with a few uncertain signs that his inner circle could crack. The Obama administration is hoping that if Gadhafi's government doesn't implode soon, a relentless campaign of airstrikes on his tanks, air defenses and most trusted army units will at least weaken his ability to survive a ...
Libyan Rebels Close In on Key Gadhafi Stronghold
By not in system - AOL NewsRAS LANOUF, Libya -- Libya's rebel forces closed in Monday on Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte, the gateway to the western half of the country, after it was targeted for the first time by international air strikes. Celebratory gunfire broke out in the early hours of the morning in the rebel city of Benghazi amid rumors that Sirte had already fallen without a fight. The report could not be confirmed and premature accounts of rebel victories are not uncommon in the struggle for Libya. Witnesses in the city said that bombing could be heard around 6:30 a.m. local time but there was no ...
US Reducing Naval Firepower Aimed at Gadhafi
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON - In a sign of U.S. confidence that the weeklong assault on Libya has tamed Moammar Gadhafi's air defenses, the Pentagon has reduced the amount of naval firepower arrayed against him, officials said Sunday. The move, not yet publicly announced, reinforces the White House message of a diminishing U.S. role - a central point in President Barack Obama's national address Monday night on Libya. The White House booked Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on three Sunday news shows to promote the administration's case ahead of the speech. Yet ...
NATO to Assume Command of Libya Air Operations
By not in system - AOL NewsBRUSSELS - NATO will assume command of all aerial operations in Libya from the U.S.-led force that has been conducting air strikes against Moammar Gadhafi's forces, officials said Sunday. NATO jets on Sunday already began enforcing the no-fly zone, Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced. Diplomats said the full transfer of authority would take several days. "NATO allies have decided to take on the whole military operation in Libya under the U.N. Security Council resolution," Fogh Rasmussen said in a statement. "NATO will implement all aspects of the U.N. resolution. Nothing more, ...
Pentagon: US-Led Strikes Help Libyan Rebels Retake City
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON - A barrage of U.S.-led airstrikes opened the door for Libyan rebels to retake the eastern city of Ajdabiya Saturday, handing President Barack Obama a tangible example of progress as he defends the military action to war-weary Americans. The administration has been under pressure to better explain why the U.S. was embroiling itself in another Muslim conflict and to clarify what America's continuing role will be as it begins to turn control of the week-old operation over to NATO. Obama cited "significant success" in the war Saturday, and he and others defended the U.S. ...
China Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire in Libya
By not in system - AOL NewsBEIJING -- China called Tuesday for an immediate cease-fire in Libya where the U.S. and European nations have launched punishing airstrikes to enforce a U.N. no-fly zone. All parties must "immediately cease fire and resolve issues through peaceful means," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said at a regularly scheduled news conference, citing unconfirmed reports that the airstrikes had caused civilian deaths. China was one of five countries that abstained from last week's vote on the U.N. resolution to allow "all necessary measures" to stop Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's assault on ...
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