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More Libyan cities fall to the opposition

Al Jazeera English

A day after Muammar Gaddafi threatened protesters with death in a televised speech, an army commander tells Al Jazeera that his forces are with the people, not the Libyan leader.  The town of Misurata, in western Libya, has reportedly fallen to the opposition, and much of the east seems to be… Read the rest of the story

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Bouazizi family’s message to Libya

Al Jazeera English

The family of Mohamed Bouazizi, the young Tunisian from Sidi Bouzid whose act of self-immolation triggered the Tunisian Uprising, has a message for the families in Libya who have lost their loved ones to the violent repression of the protests.

Bouazizi, a 26-year-old street vendor, set himself on fire on December… Read the rest of the story

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Stories of “death and destruction” emerge from Libya (Al Jazeera English Feb. 22)

Al Jazeera’s Jamal Elshayyal reaches the Egyptian side of the border with Libya and begins to receive reports from those fleeing the country in revolt.

Civilians have rushed to the Al Jazeera team with memory sticks, telling him they contain images of “horrific scenes”: planes and helicopter gunships firing indiscriminately, and mercenaries breaking into homes and “slaughtering” people.

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The Future of Libya appears to be on a Knife-Edge.

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Inside Story – Crushing Libya’s revolt

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