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NATO giving rebels intelligence in Gadhafi hunt

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2011-08-25 07:11

Welcome to our live rolling coverage of the continuing events in Libya as the battle for Tripoli enters day four. The head of the National Transitional Council says a reward of $1.7 million is offered for whoever finds Colonel Gadhafi, dead or alive. The NATO military alliance is giving intelligence and reconnaissance assistance to Libyan rebels hunting Muammar Gaddafi and his sons. But his whereabouts remain unknown. Here we will bring you the latest developments as they happen.

NATO giving rebels intelligence in Gadhafi hunt

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5:44 am

The Libyan rebels announced Thursday to move their government to Tripoli.

NATO giving rebels intelligence in Gadhafi hunt

5:41 am

The United Nations will release 1.5 billion U.S. dollars in Libyan assets after the United States and South Africa reached deal on the issue on Thursday, a diplomat close to the talks said.

NATO giving rebels intelligence in Gadhafi hunt

5:05 am

Two days after the Libyan rebels entered Muammar Gaddafi's Bab Al-Aziziya compound in western Tripoli, hunt for the embattled leader intensified Thursday as rebel fighters were exploring tunnels in the compound.

NATO giving rebels intelligence in Gadhafi hunt

4:48 am

Libya's Muammar Gaddafi called on his supporters to march on Tripoli and "purify" the capital of rebels, who he denounced as "rats, crusaders and unbelievers" in a defiant, angry speech that betrayed no hint of despondency.

NATO giving rebels intelligence in Gadhafi hunt

4:36 am

Defected Libyan ex-prime minister Abdessalam Abdel Jalloud said in Rome, Italy at a press conference on Thursday that he was ready to found a new political party.

NATO giving rebels intelligence in Gadhafi hunt

4:35 am

UN under-secretary-general for political affairs B. Lynn Pascoe said here on Thursday that the United Nations will assist Libya at the directives of its new government after the current conflict in the North African nation has come to a close.

NATO giving rebels intelligence in Gadhafi hunt

3:40 am

The Libya contact group called on the embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his inner circle to surrender at the conclusion of its meeting in Istanbul on Thursday.

NATO giving rebels intelligence in Gadhafi hunt

2:15 am

U.S. State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said on Thursday that Washington expected the UN to lead the potential police support to Libya if it was requested by the country's opposition.

NATO giving rebels intelligence in Gadhafi hunt

1: 20 am

Tunisia's main border post with Libya, Ras El Jedir, is on alert as the number of people injured in the fighting in Libya is witnessing a sharp increase, the official press agency TAP reported Thursday.

NATO giving rebels intelligence in Gadhafi hunt

0:54 am

More than 20,000 people have been killed in Libya since the civil conflict started in February in the North African state, rebel leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil said.

NATO giving rebels intelligence in Gadhafi hunt

0:25 am

The Libya Contact Group promised here on Thursday to release 2.5 billion U.S. dollars in frozen Libyan assets to the National Transitional Council (NTC) before the end of the month.

NATO giving rebels intelligence in Gadhafi hunt

11:35 pm

The takeover of Tripoli is almost complete. The symbolic heart of Muammar Gaddafi's regime, the walled compound of Bab al-Aziziya, is now being claimed by rebels.

NATO giving rebels intelligence in Gadhafi hunt

10:49 pm

The Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday that it wasn't invited by France to participate in an international conference on the Libyan situation.

NATO giving rebels intelligence in Gadhafi hunt

10:30 pm

As Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's rule crumbles, fears over the whereabouts of his remaining weapons, especially surface-to-air missiles, are topping the fears of neighbouring nations in the Sahel region he had for long held sway over.

NATO giving rebels intelligence in Gadhafi hunt

10:02 pm

The head of Libya's rebel council on Thursday urged people in parts of the country still under Muammar Gaddafi's control to "join the revolution" and said he welcomed talks with groups in those areas to avoid more killing.

NATO giving rebels intelligence in Gadhafi hunt

9:16 pm

A group of rebels besieging a cluster of apartment buildings near the compound of Muammar Gaddafi said they believed the man who led Libya for four decades was hiding in the buildings with some of his sons.

NATO giving rebels intelligence in Gadhafi hunt

8:51 pm

The Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova has urged the people of Libya and all those involved in the international art and antiquities trade to protect the country's cultural heritage through the period of transition as the rebels force has controlled the most part of the country.

NATO giving rebels intelligence in Gadhafi hunt

8:33 pm

Senior officials from 29 countries and seven international organizations started a meeting of Libya contact group here on Thursday.

NATO giving rebels intelligence in Gadhafi hunt

8:19 pm

The United Nations should play the central role in rebuilding Libya following violence that has continued since rebels drove Muammer Gaddafi from his stronghold in Tripoli, Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

NATO giving rebels intelligence in Gadhafi hunt

8:10 pm

Libyan rebel government leader Mahmood Jibril warned on Thursday of dangerous destabilisation without urgent financial help from the West to restore services and pay government salaries.

NATO giving rebels intelligence in Gadhafi hunt

7:30 pm

Libyan commandos fighting Muammar Gaddafi came close to capturing the toppled leader on Wednesday when they raided a private home in Tripoli where he appeared to have been hiding, Paris Match magazine said on Thursday.

NATO giving rebels intelligence in Gadhafi hunt

6:54 pm

The Arab League gave its full backing to Libya's rebel National Transitional Council (NTC) as the legitimate representative of the Libyan people on Thursday and said it was time for Libya to take back its permanent seat on the League's council.

NATO giving rebels intelligence in Gadhafi hunt

6:30 pm

Four Italian journalists who were abducted near Zawiya in Libya on Wednesday have been freed, Italian daily Corriere della Sera reported on its web site.

NATO giving rebels intelligence in Gadhafi hunt

6:09 pm

The Arab League recognized Thursday the rebel National Transitional Council (NTC) as the legitimate representative of the Libyan people.

NATO giving rebels intelligence in Gadhafi hunt

6:04 pm

A media source brushed off allegations about the presence of Syrian volunteers fighting alongside the Libyan government, saying such news aim at "encroaching upon Syria's position towards the developments sister Libya is passing through."

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