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Libyan Rebels Capture Misrata Airport from Qaddafi Victory may open the door for more humanitarian aid. By Josh Voorhees | Posted Wednesday, May. 11, 2011, at 11:59 AM EDT <http://slatest.slate.com/posts/2011/05/11/misrata_airport_libyan_rebels_cap ture_key_access_point_from_muam.html?wpisrc=newsletter_slatest#article_comme nt_box> 0 113859807 Libyan rebels on Wednesday drove Muammar Qaddafi's forces from the airport in the besieged city of Misrata, early reports suggest. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13363782?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_ medium=twitter> Witnesses told the BBC that the rebels clashed with pro-Qaddafi forces overnight, and that bodies of the government loyalists could been seen lying in the streets as celebrations broke out among the rebels. Misrata is Libya's third largest city and is strategically important because of its deep-sea port. The western city is a key rebel stronghold and has been repeatedly shelled by Qaddafi in recent weeks. The capture of the airport is a major victory for the rebels because it provides a key access point for humanitarian aid, <http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/05/11/libya.war/index.html?hpt=T1> CNN reports. But Wednesday's victory also comes with more immediate spoils. The AFP reports that the rebels claim to have captured dozens of rockets from the government troops during the battle for the airport. It is unclear how much of a role that NATO played in the rebels' victory. Alliance forces have been conducting air strikes in eastern Libya, but the BBC reports that observers say it is not known to what extent they have helped in western Libya, where Misrata is located. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [email protected]. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [email protected] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
