Monthly Archives: July 2012

Libya’s jailed ex-PM Mahmudi says he is innocent

AFP - 2 Jul 2012 TRIPOLI — Moamer Kadhafi’s last premier, Baghdadi al-Mahmudi, who was controversially extradited from Tunisia to Libya to face justice, said on Tuesday that he was innocent. “I am not guilty, not guilty, not guilty,” Mahmudi told … Continue reading

Posted in Libya, News | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Libyan Islamist Fervor

New York Times – 27 Jun 2012 DARNAH, Libya — Abdul-Hakim al-Hasadi first took up arms nearly 20 years ago to try to bring Islamic law to Libya. He studied under the Taliban in Afghanistan, and during last year’s uprising he led … Continue reading

Posted in Libya, News | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

South Libya clashes kill 47 in three days

AFP -  July 1, 2012 Tripoli: Renewed tribal clashes in the Libyan city of Kufra have claimed at least 47 lives and left more than 100 others wounded in three days, local leaders and a medic told AFP on Saturday. “Thirty-two … Continue reading

Posted in Libya, News | Tagged , , | Leave a comment