Libya + 4 more
This document provides an overview of developments in the Mediterranean Basin and other regions of interest from 18 — 24 October 2011, with hyperlinks to source material highlighted and underlined in the text. For more information…
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Listen to the News Months of fighting between Qadhafi loyalists and anti-Qadhafi fighters have left many parts of the Libyan city of Sirte destroyed and empty. A UN team is currently in Sirte and Bani Wali to assess…
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Watch the Webcast SC/10422 Security Council 6639th Meeting (AM) Positive Signs Noted, but Warning against ‘Over-Ambitious’ Expectations After Libya’s “Declaration of Liberation” on 23 October, following the death of long-term ruler Muammar al-Qadhafi, the international community must remain “focused and measured”…
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Although NATO seems poised to bring its Libya mission to an end, the transitional government has asked it to remain through the end of 2011 to help ensure security. By Ariel Zirulnick Two days before NATO makes a…
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EU funds for the Danish Refugee Council’s demining unit the Danish Demining Group makes it possible to increase efforts for security and stability in Libya. The organisation’s humanitarian work is to be extended with armed violence…
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Listen to the News A report alleging a mass execution of 53 people in the Libyan city of Sirte will be investigated by the Human Rights Council’s Commission of Inquiry. Human Rights Watch, an NGO, say they witnessed…
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Sirte, 24 October 2011: The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator Mr. Georg Charpentier was in Sirte today, opening the way for the joint technical assessment missions to that city and to Bani Walid that will be completed…
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25 Oct 2011 17:42 Source: Reuters // Reuters By Amena Bakr GENEVA, Oct 25 (Reuters) - United Nations human rights investigators called on Libyan authorities on Tuesday to ensure that their forces refrain from revenge killings and humanely treat…
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October 2011 | On the Issues by Manal Omar October 24, 2011 Libyans have reacted overwhelmingly positively to the news of Muammar Qaddafi's death. USIP's Manal Omar discusses what impact his death will have on Libya's transition and…
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By Guy Hubbard BENGHAZI, Libya, 24 OCTOBER 2011 – Four-year-old Omar Salem lies in a hospital bed, his tiny body covered in scars. One freshly healed wound traces its way down the full length of his torso,…
