via france24english KABUL, Afghanistan: Gunman, several NATO troops killed http://www.france24.com
via AlJazeeraEnglish The scale of destruction is brutal, in every corner a ghost of what could have been a family’s escape, only it seems shelling by pro-Gaddafi forces left no refuge for civilians.
via linktv Two people were killed and over 20 others were injured in Iraq when security forces opened fire on protestors in Mosul’s Ahrar Square. Protestors have rejected concessions made by the government, which include the nomination of a new police commander and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s invitation to meet with…
via AlJazeeraEnglish Further west in the Nafusa mountains, an area that has remained largely inaccessible to journalists, pro-democracy fighters have been under siege from Muammar Gaddafi’s forces for two months. The Nafusa mountain area is home to Libya’s Berber minority. The fighting in the mountain region has sent thousands fleeing into…
via videonation Just over a year ago, WikiLeaks released footage from a gunsight camera of an Apache helicopter engaged in an attack that killed two journalists and eight civilians in Baghdad. The “Collateral Murder” video, as it came to be known, was a shocking document of America’s war in Iraq,…
via RussiaToday The U.S. is sending armed drones to target Gaddafi’s forces, but Eric Stoner, the editor of the website http://wagingnonviolence.org/, says the move will only cause more innocent deaths. Asia Times correspondent Pepe Escobar told RT that Washington’s initiative to send its drones is just another step along the path towards…
via AssociatedPress Fierce firefights on the streets of central Misrata have been fought over the past few days, as seen in video which has been exclusively obtained by AP Television. Pictures show rebels manning huge guns and firing on Gadhafi forces.
via AlJazeeraEnglish Footage has emerged of armed fighters opposed to the continuing 42-year-rule of Muammar Gaddafi seizing a border post along Libya’s national boundary with Tunisia. Gaddafi’s troops initially fled into Tunisia, but later returned to Libya, said Tunisian state TV. Waheed Burshan, a Tunis-based political activist, tells Al Jazeera’s Nick…
via RussiaToday Libya – an Arab nation inspired by Egypt’s example – is struggling to overthrow Gaddafi’s regime after two months of fighting. NATO allies have announced plans to send military advisers to the rebels’ headquarters to help the opposition break the stalemate with pro-government forces. Russia’s foreign minister has warned…
via france24english INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Tues., 19/4/2011: The Independent leads with details on meetings between British ministers and representatives of BP and Shell some five months before the invasion of Iraq in 2003. A new book by oil campaigner Greg Muttitt claims oil was one of the UK government’s main strategic considerations…