Mar 28 Watch Libyan Rebels Advance on Moammar Gadhafi’s Hometown Rebels advanced to the outskirts of Sirte, the hometown of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and a key stronghold for his government forces. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports from near Sirte, where fighting between rebels and Gadhafi's forces has… Continue watching
Mar 28 President Obama on Libya Mission: ‘Countless Lives Have Been Saved’ Updated 9:02 p.m. | Watch the president's full remarks: ( {"base_state": {}, "video_url": "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUXEiwJiKj4"} ) Help us, via Universal Subtitles, to subtitle the president's speech in English and other languages. If you have foreign language skills, you can… Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch Obama: History Is Not on Gadhafi’s Side; Libyans Will Determine Own Destiny In a prime-time speech Monday evening, President Obama addressed the nation on the U.S. mission in Libya and the military's continuing role in coalition airstrikes protecting civilians from Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces. Here is the full text of his… Continue watching
Mar 28 Rebels Take Back Several Key Cities; Advance on Gadhafi’s Home Town, Sirte By Francine Uenuma 4:45 p.m. ET | Vice Admiral Bill Gortney briefed reporters in a news conference at the Pentagon on Monday. He hailed progress in some cities but said he believes the regime is digging in at Sirte and heavy fighting continues… Continue reading
Mar 28 White House: U.S. Seeks to Be on ‘Right Side of History’ in Libya Intervention As President Obama prepares to address the nation Monday night on the American military role in the fighting in Libya, White House officials brought a two-fold message to reporters during a background session. First, National Security Adviser Denis McDonough and… Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch Shields and York Preview Obama’s Libya Address, 2012 Republican Field Columnists Mark Shields and Byron York assess 2012 Republican candidates and Libya. Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch Coalition Airstrikes Help Some Libyans Flee Fighting for First Time The battle for Libya turned to a key eastern city. Lindsey Hilsum of ITN reports. Continue watching
Mar 25 NATO to Control No-Fly Zone, Explosions Near Tripoli 2:30 p.m. ET | In a briefing with reporters at the Pentagon on Friday, Vice Adm. Bill Gortney, director of the military's Joint Staff, said there was "not much of a change from yesterday" where contested cities, including Ajdabiya, were… Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch Keane: Coalition Needs to Put Forces on Ground in Libya to Work With Rebels NATO agreed Thursday to assume part of the military operations against Libya -- enforcement of the no-fly zone -- after days of debate among its members. Jeffrey Brown assesses the progress in the Libya campaign and the upcoming NATO handoff… Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch News Wrap: Libya Reportly Asked Oil Companies to Pay Lockerbie Fine In other news Thursday, The New York Times reported that the Libyan government allegedly demanded that oil companies operating there pay its $1.5 billion fine in the Pan Am jetliner bombing over Scotland. Also, facing growing protests, the Syrian president… Continue watching