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Just watch how the Libyans were excited. Watch the whole video first.
As street fighting continues in Tripoli between Free Libya Forces and members of Colonel Gaddafi's former regime, British and NATO military aircraft are maintaining a presence in the air.
In the lead up to Free Libya Forces entering Tripoli this weekend the RAF continued to strike at key Colonel Gaddafi targets within the city as part of NATO's Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR.
On Sunday morning RAF Tornado and Typhoon aircraft mounted a precision strike before dawn on the military intelligence operations room in Tripoli, close to the Baroni intelligence facility which the RAF had successfully bombed 24 hours previously.
Nine Paveway guided bombs were delivered with great accuracy to the target.
Later in the day, an armed reconnaissance patrol identified and destroyed one of Gaddafi's main battle tanks positioned on the outskirts of the city.
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It does look that many in Libya are happy to see the old power come to an end,thats a good sign
Originally posted by jjjtir
reply to post by confreak
PressTV is mixed as you said, they have some support for rebels, see Hezbollah kidnap story. Iran has agenda in Libya-Lebanon relations...
Hezbollah urges Libya opp. to find Sadr
www.presstv.ir/detail/195371.html
Originally posted by OtherSideOfTheCoin
Anyone else starting to think this has been a little too easy, it seems like Gaddafi’s army have run. Do they know something that the rebels don’t.
Washington (CNN) -- Special forces troops from Britain, France, Jordan and Qatar on the ground in Libya have stepped up operations in Tripoli and other cities in recent days to help rebel forces as they conducted their final advance on the Gadhafi regime, a NATO official confirmed to CNN Wednesday.
British forces, in particular, have assisted rebel units by "helping them get better organized to conduct operations," the official said. Some of these forces from all the countries have traveled with rebel units from towns across Libya as they advanced on Tripoli.
The official declined to be identified due to the sensitive nature of the intelligence information.
Overall, the special forces have helped rebels "improve their tactics," the official said.
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FRANCE 24: Les insurgés ont annoncé une récompense financière de 1,7 million de dollars (2 millions de dinars libyens) pour la tête de Mouammar Kadhafi, mort ou vif.
Cette somme est proposée par des hommes d'affaires libyens et le Conseil national de transition a indiqué soutenir cette initiative.
Originally posted by noangels
^^^ that above = boots on the ground^^^ something the UN mandate did not allow
Another BBC reporter this morning let the cat out of the bag sayin that the rebels were told to stay clear of the gaddafi compound as RAF and french fighter jets were going to hit it hard for them
Cant believe we are fighting AQ in other countries but helping them here,madness!!!!!!!
Originally posted by ipsedixit
France 24 is reporting on their Twitter feed that the rebels have announced a reward of $1.7 million for the head of Muammar Gaddafi, dead or alive. Apparently there are rumors circulating that Gaddafi has poisoned the tap water system, so the rebels are afraid to drink from it. Rumors, rumors, rumors.
The reward money for Gaddafi is asserted to have been proposed by some Libyan businessmen and the NTC is said to support this initiative.
www.france24.com...
FRANCE 24: Les insurgés ont annoncé une récompense financière de 1,7 million de dollars (2 millions de dinars libyens) pour la tête de Mouammar Kadhafi, mort ou vif.
Cette somme est proposée par des hommes d'affaires libyens et le Conseil national de transition a indiqué soutenir cette initiative.
feb17libya: Channel 4 Alex Thompson in Tripoli: At Tripoli’s main Al Zawiya Hospital, everything is overwhelmed by incoming casualties #Libya #Tripoli (Traduction : Le journaliste de Channel 4 Alex Thompson à Tripoli : Dans le principal hôpital de Tripoli, tout le monde est débordé, de nouvelles victimes arrivent) [via Twitter]
Originally posted by ipsedixit
Again from France 24:
feb17libya: Channel 4 Alex Thompson in Tripoli: At Tripoli’s main Al Zawiya Hospital, everything is overwhelmed by incoming casualties #Libya #Tripoli (Traduction : Le journaliste de Channel 4 Alex Thompson à Tripoli : Dans le principal hôpital de Tripoli, tout le monde est débordé, de nouvelles victimes arrivent) [via Twitter]
There must still be significant resistance by loyalists in Tripoli.