l war ended in May 2009) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to address the nation (may rescind emergency law) Libyan rebels forced into retreat near Sirte (Obama does not rule out arming rebels) The U.S. has spent close to $600 million so far on military ops to protect civilians in Libya ZOOM record

IRST order of business for any new government is establishing control over its domain. In Libya, EFTA00584931 21 pockets of resistance remain in Sirte (Qaddafi's hometown) and Bani Walid, and even with NATO's air support and the insurgents' superiority in weaponry and numbers, wresting control of

begin in Lib- yan city of Benghazi against Gaddafl. FEBRUARY 25 Following heavy fighting, most of Libya is held by the rebels, with only Tripoli, Sirte and Sabha in Gaddafi's hands. MARCH 15 Fightback by Gaddafi forces sees them retake most of the rebel cities except Misrata and Benghazi. MARCH

12:49 PM Subject: Mummar Qaddafi has been captured and said to be dead FYI... Just announced that Qaddafi was wounded, captured and died today in Sirte, Libya... http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE79F1FK20111020?irpc=71 SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi died of wou

ibya's law - CNN.com By Peter Bouckaert , Special to CNN 2011-10-20 Editor's note: Peter Bouckaert is emergencies director at Human Rights Watch. Sirte, Libya (CNN) — I stood stunned in a Sine hospital this morning as a man came in waving a golden gun — a pistol he said was seized from Moammar Gadha