Libya chaos
CBC reports from the region
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Cdn plane from #Tripoli , *should* arrive early aft in Rome. C17 still on standby. Not clear how many Cdns left who want 2 lv #Libyaby Adrienne Arsenault via twitter 2/25/2011 9:09:04 AM -
Also, plan for getting Cdns out of eastern part of country unclear. All efforts on #Tripoli so far. Italians may be offering seats on ships.by Adrienne Arsenault via twitter 2/25/2011 9:10:20 AM
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Rome Friday
The expectation is the special flight from Amman to take Cdns out of Tripoli will arrive in Rome at roughly 1245pm local time (0645 ET). As with everything so far that could change. The Cdn embassy staff who were due to fly on that cancelled charter yesterday were kept waiting until after midnight, still with the hope of flying.
They remain on standby as does the C17. No one seems clear how many Canadians are left in Tripoli trying to get out. Plans for getting Canadians out of the eastern part of Libya are still unclear. -
Rome again
The Cdn chartered Air Italy flight to Tripoli that was cancelled yesterday has been cancelled again today. For now. It is still considered too dangerous for the airline to accept the risk of going in. So why and how did the Amman flight get there? Is it a matter of constantly changing security scenarios or different risk management strategies? -
Cdn charter from Rome to #Tripoli cancelled yesterday is cancelled again 2day by Air Italy. For now. Amman flight was fine, due @ 1335localby Adrienne Arsenault via twitter 2/25/2011 11:38:19 AM
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Clear as mud.
The company that chartered the Amman flight to Tripoli, Skylink, is standing at the arrivals board also looking for the flight. He too thought it would be here by now. His confusion gets added to that of Cdn government and embassy officials and us journalists. He made a few calls and it now seems that it did leave Tripoli and arrived in Amman but has been sitting there for a while. Likely it will now arrive in Rome by late afternoon. IF...IF it leaves soon. He is still waiting for a list of the nationals on board. More when we know it.
JAV 3276. That's the flight. We'll be waiting. -
And just when it was starting to make sense
Cdn government just sent out a notice saying the Amman flight left empty from Tripoli. It says there were no Canadians on board and none at the airport at the time. It also says there were no other citizens from like minded countries who needed the flight.
The charter representative seems puzzled by that. He is not alone. -
Cdn gov't now says no Cdns were on flight out of Tripoli . Spokesman says flight bound for Amman & Rome was emptyby CBC News Alerts via twitter 2/25/2011 1:22:22 PM -
Charter rep tells CBC news of empty plane is puzzling . Cdn gov't has also said no Cdns in airport when plane leftby CBC News Alerts via twitter 2/25/2011 1:22:23 PM
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Cda's C17 did retrieve some Cdns from #libya but the civilian charter company tells us the 2nd charter returned empty again. Not sure why.by Adrienne Arsenault via twitter 2/26/2011 4:17:06 PM
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VIDEO: CBC's Carolyn Dunn reports the latest news from Benghazi, Libya, which has fallen to anti-Gadhafi forces. WATCH: www.cbc.ca -
Lockerbie bomber forced Gadhafi to secure release: report . Bomber threatened to expose #Gadhafi role in bombing #libyaby CBC News Alerts via twitter 2/27/2011 10:20:17 PM
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VIDEO: CBC's Adrienne Arsenault reports from near the Libya-Tunisia border, where tens of thousands of people are trying to flee. WATCH: www.cbc.ca
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U.S. repositions military around Libya
The U.S. military is repositioning its naval and air forces around Libya to provide "flexibility once decisions are made," a Pentagon spokesman said. -
VIDEO: The UN says about 100,000 migrant workers and other refugees have fled Libya in the past week, and Tunisia can't cope with the influx much longer. WATCH: www.cbc.ca
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Canadian frigate headed to Libyan waters
Canada is sending frigate HMCS Charlottetown to the waters off Libya to assist in the evacuation of foreigners from the unrest in the North African country. -
VIDEO: Retired Canadian admiral Ken Summers speaks about the duties HMCS Charlottetown might have when it arrives off Libya.
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PM pledges $5M for Libya aid
Canada will provide $5 million in humanitarian aid to the people of Libya and send a warship to waters near the strife-torn North African country. -
Gadhafi & sons face UN probe for crimes against humanity . ICC prosecutor: 'There will be no impunity in #Libya'by CBC News Alerts via twitter 3/3/2011 12:25:17 PM
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'No impunity in Libya': Gadhafi prosecutor
The International Criminal Court in The Hague opened its investigation Thursday into alleged crimes against humanity involving Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, some of his sons and his inner circle as new airstrikes were launched in the oil town of Brega. -
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VIDEO: Volunteer soldiers in the rebel-held city of Benghazi are preparing for an onslaught from Moammar Gadhafi's forces, the CBC's Carolyn Dunn reports
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VIDEO: The International Criminal Court in The Hague opens its investigation into alleged crimes against humanity involving Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi
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VIDEO: CBC's Carolyn Dunn attends a massive funeral in Azdibiya, Libya, that was more political event than rite of passage.
WATCH: Libya update -
The Moammar Gadhafi regime battled anti-government fighters on several fronts, hoping to pin them down in pockets of resistance- Battle for Libya- (CBC News video) www.cbc.ca -
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Omar Bugaighis, a Libyan student at Concordia University, says he wishes he could return home to fight for his country. www.cbc.ca (CBC video)
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A Calgary man back home from Libya tells Carla Beynon he witnessed 2 men beaten to death by pro-Gadhafi soldiers www.cbc.ca (CBC News video)
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Confusion over claims of pro-Gadhafi victories www.cbc.ca
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Gadhafi exit offer denied by government
Libyan government officials are dismissing reports that Moammar Gadhafi has extended an offer to rebels to step down as leader of the north African country. -
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VIDEO: CBC's Adrienne Arsenault reports on a new counter-attack by Gadhafi's loyalists on the opposition-held town of Zawiyah
WATCH: Update from Tripoli -
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70-tonne UN shipment of food en route to Benghazi . 1st delivery inside of #Libyaby CBC News Alerts via twitter 3/8/2011 2:54:45 PM
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Reports: Communications in the #Tripoli are down. Rebels say they have killed a Gaddafi soldier.by Al Jazeera News via twitter 3/8/2011 4:27:50 PM -
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AFP reports that Gaddafi's forces have launched a final onslaught on the western Libyan city of Zawiyah, a former ministry official said.by Al Jazeera News via twitter 3/8/2011 6:41:55 PM
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Libyan forces attacked rebels with rockets, tanks & warplanes on west and eastern fronts, intensifying their offensive to crush the revoltby Al Jazeera News via twitter 3/8/2011 6:41:55 PM
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Canadian military plane takes 10 Cdns out of Libya: PMO . Britons, Australians, Romanians also on board. #cdnpoliby CBC News Alerts via twitter 3/8/2011 7:55:45 PM
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VIDEO: Rebels deny reports of talk with Gadhafi camp as pro-Gadhafi forces strike.
WATCH: Counterattacks in Libya
