Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Libya has determined that nationals from former Soviet republics served as mercenaries for the late Col. Moammar Gadhafi. Officials said the National Transitional Council identified and arrested a range of Russian and other nationals as fighters for Gadhafi in the war in 2011. The officials said many of them operated […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Libya, in another move by the interim government to consolidate power, has outlawed support for the late Col. Moammar Gadhafi. The ruling National Transitional Council has issued a law that could imprison anybody who expresses support for Gadhafi or his former regime. The law marked one of a series of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Libya has stopped payments to militias. Officials said the National Transitional Council has halted funds to former rebel fighters that helped oust the regime of Col. Moammar Gadhafi. They said NTC wanted to reduce the power of the militias, which number up to 250,000 fighters and have been frustrating government […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Libyan militias have pledged to maintain operations until they are paid to disband. Militia commanders said they were demanding financial incentives from the interim government in Tripoli before they would allow their fighters join the new Libyan military. They said the demands included generous salaries and loans. “The revolutionaries [militia […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Libya has named a military chief amid militia clashes that paralyzed the capital of the North African state. The interim government has named Yusef Manqoush chief of staff of Libya’s armed forces. The appointment on Jan. 3 took place as Libya’s capital, Tripoli, was rocked by militia fighting. “If there’s […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Qatar has acknowledged a combat presence in Libya. The Qatar military said hundreds of troops participated in the ground war against the former regime of Col. Moammar Gadhafi in Libya this year. The military said Qatari soldiers joined rebels in attacks on Gadhafi forces throughout the North African state. […]
By Wesley Pruden Presidential elections don’t turn on what’s happening abroad. Barack Obama could be grateful for that much. Gallup finds that a tiny “kill bump” rewarded the president after the capture and slaying of Moammar Gadhafi in Libya, but good news from the Islamic world, which hasn’t yet felt the dawn of the 9th […]