Bill to prohibit funds for US military operations in Libya unlikely to become law, but seen as snub to president.

US defence secretary Robert Gates is right to be worried about the alliance's future

Pour les Américains, la guerre en Libye est la guerre de trop avec des alliés européens qui n'ont ni les moyens ni la volonté de participer au coût financier et humain des interventions militaires. Si les Etats-Unis lâchent l'OTAN, le réveil s'annonce douloureux pour le Vieux continent.

UK Armed Forces were again in action yesterday over Libya, with RAF Tornado and Typhoon aircraft destroying four of Colonel Gaddafi's main battle tanks near Zlitan.

Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi has written to members of Congress thanking them for criticizing President Obama last week over his involvement in the NATO-led military campaign in Libya.

Outgoing Secretary of Defense Robert Gates condemns Europe for years of declining defense budgets that he says have forced the U.S. to shoulder the heaviest load by far in the 62-year-old alliance.

CIA Director Leon Panetta told lawmakers that worries about some members of the Libyan rebels' ruling body are 'legitimate.'

« Il y a eu une politique de viols en Libye ». Luis Moreno-Ocampo, le procureur de la Cour pénale internationale (CPI), est catégorique. Les enquêteurs ont des preuves que le Guide libyen, Mouammar Kadhafi, a lui même ordonné ces viols pour « punir » les rebelles, a déclaré le magistrat mercredi. Il aurait pour cela distribué massivement des stimulants sexuels de type Viagra à ses soldats. Une enquête est en cour.

This workshop report is a summary of a roundtable discussion on Libya's Future: Towards Transition held at Chatham House on 12 May 2011.

The article offers information on the impact of the revolt against dictator Muammar Qaddafi beyond Libya's borders. It notes the fighting groups outside Libya's borders including African mercenaries, Islamists, and the al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). The author also mentions that if rebels succeed in ousting Qaddafi, they should focus all of their resources in reconstructing their country in terms of their social, political, and economic issues..

The article offers information on the issues involving the United Nations (UN) Security Council, the International Criminal Court (ICC), and Muammar Qaddafi and the case of Libya. It highlights ICC prosecutor and his team who have been given the role in addressing the widespread and systematic attacks against the civilian population in Libya. Furthermore, it also mentions issues of jurisdiction in relation to this issue..

Military alliance pounds Libyan capital a day after US secretary of state says Gaddafi's days are "numbered".

This is a transcript of an event on Libya held at Chatham House on 8 June 2011. The panel discussed the challenges and prospects facing the Libyan regime, the opposition and the international community.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates names five alliance members that he says should do more to share the burden of NATO's air campaign against Moammar Kadafi. Only seven nations are carrying out airstrikes.

Le président sénégalais Abdoulaye Wade devient le premier chef d’État à se rendre dans la capitale des insurgés libyens depuis le début de la crise qui touche ce pays. Cette visite illustre le revirement d’une partie des chefs d’État du continent sur la possibilité pour Mouammar Kaddafi de rester en place.



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At a NATO Defence Ministers meeting in Brussels yesterday, the UK's Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox highlighted the progress being made in Libya and NATO's involvement in the country post-conflict.

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NATO chief urges wider Libya participation

Rasmussen to use summit to push for broader involvement of partners, as the alliance intensifies its air campaign.

Nato defence ministers are meeting in Brussels to review the results of two months of air strikes in Libya, as the alliance steps up its campaign.

Face à la coalition internationale qui durcit chaque jour ses frappes, le régime Kaddafi n'hésite pas à ouvrir les vannes de l'immigration clandestine vers l'Europe. D'où une recrudescence des naufrages et des disparitions en mer.

Operational success in Libya appears to be close for anti-Qadhafi rebels and their international military backers. But victory will bring the NATO powers little direct strategic benefit. Grateful for success, we should nevertheless be careful how we interpret it and understand the limitations of success for the West and the wider policy implications for the Middle East.

Several explosions reported near Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's compound following rare daytime attacks.

Huge explosions have rocked the Libyan capital, Tripoli, during a series of air strikes by low-flying Nato jets.

The longer Libya’s military conflict persists, the more it risks undermining the anti-Qaddafi camp’s avowed objectives and the purpose claimed for NATO's intervention, that of protecting civilians.

Minister of Defence Grete Faremo says she will not be sending Norwegian troops to Libya for the time being despite speculation at home.

Tripoli comes under attack as UK's Hague, visiting Benghazi, rules out setting a deadline for the alliance's mission.

William Hague, the British Foreign Secretary, visited the Libyan rebel stronghold of Benghazi on Saturday to show support for the opposition fighting to oust Colonel Muammar Gaddafi from power.

The foreign secretary has used a trip to rebel-held Benghazi to discuss a political roadmap for the future with Libya's Transitional National Council.

In an 11th-hour maneuver, Speaker Boehner derails an antiwar measure that would have required Obama to withdraw US forces from NATO's Libya mission within 15 days.

Pour la première fois depuis le début du conflit le 19 mars, la Chine a pris contact avec la rébellion libyenne regroupée autour du Conseil national de transition.

NATO's extension of its intervention in Libya comes amid a slew of defections from Tripoli. Can Qaddafi hang on?

Ils ne se comptent plus que sur les doigts d'une main. Au fil des semaines, l'entourage du numéro un libyen se délite. On le comprend : il y a péril sous la tente !

Optimistes et déterminés, ces deux ex-opposants en exil sont en tournée dans les capitales étrangères pour promouvoir l'action du Conseil national de transition (CNT).

This Security Policy Brief looks at the vote on the UNSC resolution on Libya and tries to see in it some signs of the new international order in the making. Why did the BRIC countries abstain? Why was the US so shy? What does it all mean for the EU?

NATO has agreed to extend its military campaign in Libya until late September, keeping up pressure after 10 weeks of air strikes. "We are determined to continue our operation to protect the people of Libya," said NATO secretary-general Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

While there is a general consensus of agreement that the decision to send Western troops to Libya to fight the forces of Colonel Gaddafi has saved possibly thousands of civilian lives, the battle of words as to the legitimacy
of the military action is likely to continue for some time. Miian Veseiy writes from the United States on why now, with the first air strikes over, he believes the euphoria that comes with flexing one's military muscle is suddenly souring and the blustering no longer has the ring of sincerity. [ABSTRACT]