Tuareg gains in their rebellion to break away from Mali are likely going to be permanent: It took just a few months of combat for Tuareg rebels in Mali, battle-hardened by their time fighting for Libya’s late leader Moammar Kadafi, to achieve a century-old dream: conquering a huge swath of northern Mali that they see [...]
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At least 50,000 people, civilians and combatants, have been killed in Libya's six-month war to oust Moammar Gadhafi, a rebel military commander told CNN Tuesday. The number was calculated by adding death tolls reported in battle zon... Read Post
Libyan rebels arrive at the Bab al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli on Thursday. Photo by Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images. Libyan rebels continued to battle forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi on the streets of Tripoli Thursday, as the oppositi... Read Post
(Reuters) - Equipped with heavy weapons from Muammar Gaddafi's looted arsenals, the Tuareg-led rebels who assaulted the town of Aguelhoc in northern Mali last month overwhelmed the remote garrison. Fighters hardened by combat in Lib... Read Post