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As pro-Ouattara forces sweep across the country (they now control 80% of it), French forces have taken control of the Abidjan airport to ensure it remains open. It is estimated around 1,00 innocent people have been slaughtered by unknown forces.
BREAKING NEWS: Mubarak has left Egypt for Germany
There is controversy over this report, and it may or may not be a rumor, but Al-Jazeera decided it was legitimate enough to report. If it is true, the interim military government will have some tough questions to answer as they claimed Mubarak was under house arrest and unable to leave the country.
Check out the breaking story here.
WARNING: This video is graphic and chilling.
In this video, their is reportedly a doctor laying injured on the ground. Gadhafi loyalists demand he say "Long Live the Fatah, Long live Gaddafi." But he refuses and says his own slogan. Shot are fired and the same man's body is seen in the back of pickup truck surrounded by soldiers.
Hiatus
Friends -
For circumstances beyond my control, I won't be able to post news articles for the next two or three days. Thank you for following my blog and know that your comments have kept me going. Stay informed and I'll see you in a few days.
-Johrune
On the Lighter Side: Doc2Dock. A way to put our "trash" to use.
The title says it all. A wide range of discussions are being held to discuss the future for Gadhafi, and how the international community will extract itself from Libya when the time comes.
This is major step for protesters across Syria, and the first step toward the promise of reform made by President Assad. Assad will address the nation and a new cabinet will be formed in the next 24 hours. It is unlikely that this will satisfy protesters considering how many of them have lost their lives due to crack downs. It is also unlikely that the new cabinet will bring sweeping changes.
The document outlines the goals of the Interim National Council (Libya's opposition leaders). Those goals include creating a constitution, making sure people have to right to free speech and to protest, the right to vote, and a government with checks and balances built into the system. There is so much more to this document then I listed, but if the Council holds true to this document once Gadhafi goes, then Libya will blossom into democracy. That is a big "IF", however.
Anger continues to spread across Syria, as the country deploys troops and uses live ammunition to disperse and kill protesters.
They defeated the ruling conservative Christian Democratic party of Chancellor Angela Merkel, and with an alliance with the Social Democrats, they could form a majority for the region.
In what is shaping up to be a full-blown civil war, forces loyal to Alassane Ouattara, the internationally recognized president, have taken the western town of Duekoue, which was previously held by Laurent Gbagbo, the incumbent refusing to accept internationally recognized election results.
Please do not let Japan and Libya overshadow this conflict. Terrible things are happening here.
Egypt's ruling and temporary military government has denied rumors that Mubarak has fled to Saudi Arabia saying that both he and his family are under house arrest and are not allowed to travel or leave the country.
Mohamed, a member of the Libyan opposition council ins Misurata, gives a first hand account of the situation there. Misurata is a pro-democracy town in the Gadhafi-controlled western part of Libya. This town has been under constant Gadhafi bombardment practically since Day 1. Of any town facing Gadhafi's wrath, Misurata has faced the worst of it.
Qatar has become the second nation in the world to recognize Libya's pro-democracy rebels as the legitimate governing body an representatives of Libya. France was the first to do this, roughly two weeks ago.
An amazing collection of photos showing different faces of the rebels and their struggle for democracy. Check out the entire album here.
Syria agrees to lift the emergency law placed over the country (which is a key demand of protesters), but continues to lie about the reality of the situation on the ground.
What's Been Going on in Libya Today
It's been a particularly active day in Libya today. Beyond a string of recent victories of the pro-democracy fighters, here is a list of other things going on in the war-torn country:
Twenty military vehicles were seen leaving Gadhafi's headquarters in Sirte. Rebels are advancing on this city.
The US is pulling it's navy back from the Libya coast signalling that it no longer sees the Libyan air force as a threat, and that is passing off command of the operation to NATO.
Families are fleeing Sirte ahead of the coming battle.
Tripoli is still being hit by coalition air strikes. Reportedly the road to the international airport has been hit.