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An imprisoned Libyan army colonel who surrendered to the rebel forces two months ago told AFP on Saturday that Muammar Gaddafi's regime is ridden with divisions and in the process of collapse.
Speaking from a prisoner of war camp in the rebel enclave of Misrata, Colonel Wissam Miland said Gaddafi's military hangs together through coercion and mercenary-enforced martial law, but that infighting is rife.
"I think it will soon collapse," he said, offering a rare glimpse inside Gaddafi's three-pronged loyalist force, made of up army regulars, militia fighters and mercenaries.
"Among the militias, the Libyan soldiers were starting to fight with the foreign mercenaries, there are many problems," he said in an interview.
"Gaddafi is losing now because of this," he said, pointing to a series of recent military losses suffered by the regime.
The prospect of mounting divisions among Gaddafi's fighters will be an encouraging sign for many NATO countries, which have warned that there can be no clear-cut military solution to Libya's nearly six-month-old civil war.
The prospect that Gaddafi's use of foreign mercenaries may be backfiring will also offer hope that the once oil-rich regime could be running out of options.
While it has long been known that Gaddafi has used paid fighters from Chad, Niger, Mauritania and other Sahel nations, their role has not always been clear.
"Within my unit there were a lot of mercenaries," Miland said. "But they are not fighting with the army -- they surround the army. They don't let anyone fall back. If you retreat, they will kill you."
But, Miland warned, Gaddafi is also successfully using economic, social and political levers to sustain his regime.
"Most of the soldiers are illiterate, they are just trained very hard and they are told that Gaddafi is the most important person in the world -- 'Your life depends on Gaddafi, if Gaddafi loses, you lose'," he said.
"Most soldiers fight, because they do believe that without Gaddafi they cannot leave."
And as the death toll mounts, there are also signs that Gaddafi's war effort has gathered some self-sustaining momentum.
"Some people are fighting not because they like him, but because their cousins or relatives have been killed," Miland said.
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jetzt ist die Versorgung/Nachschub für tripoli im süden(Ghiryan) und westen
(Zawiyah) unterbrochen. Game over du verschissenes Arschloch!
Jetzt fehlt nur noch der Tod des Gaddafi Clans und der ober Irre gehört nach
Den haag! Das wäre glaub ich die größte Bestrafung für ihn.
AlArabiya_Eng Al Arabiya English
Libyan rebels claim control of the city of Zawiyah after fighting with #Qaddafi regime troops. #LibyanRebels #Alarabiya
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A rebel force of about 200 fighters advancing from the south reached a bridge on Az-Zawiyah's southwestern outskirts, and some rebels pushed farther into the city's central main square.
They tore down the green flag of Gaddafi's regime from a mosque minaret and put up two rebel flags. An Associated Press reporter traveling with the rebels saw hundreds of residents rush into the streets, greeting the fighters with chants of "God is great."
Gaddafi's forces then counterattacked, unleashing rounds of heavy shelling and gunfire could be heard as rebels and government troops battled.
Regime snipers were firing down from rooftops on the rebels, said one resident, Abdel-Basset Abu Riyak, who joined to fight alongside the rebels when they entered the city. He said Gaddafi's forces were holed up in several pockets in the city and that there were reports of reinforcements coming from Tripoli, though there was no sign of them yet.
Speaking to the AP by telephone, Abu Riyak said residents were now joining up with the rebels' assault, saying, "95 percent of Az-Zawiyah's people are with the revolution."
"There is shooting from all sides," said another rebel, 23-year-old Ibrahim Akram. "The people joined us. Fierce clashes are still ongoing, but thank God our numbers are great." - Associated Press
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niedergeschlagen. Die FF wurden deshalb gefeiert bei der endgültigen Befreiung.
Außerdem gibt es Nachrichten das ein Grenzübergang zu Tunesien ebenfalls
eingenommen wurde. Die Moral der G. Armee muss auf einen absoluten Tiefpunkt sein,
wenn das so schnell geht. viele sind einfach nach tripoli geflüchtet.
Die Verstärkung wurde von der Nato weggebombt. Jetzt kann es sehr schnell gehen,
denn allen müsste spätestens jetzt klar sein, das die G. Ratte verloren hat.
Mal sehen welcher Diktator als nächstes stürzt. Mir persönlich würde Algerien
sehr gefallen. Die haben G. bis zum Schluss unterstützt...
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Yifrenia Yefrenia
13) Yes I did hear it on the news (AJE)…Israeli citizens protesting for better living conditions…maybe you should watch more news channels.
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12)we the pawns of Zionism? What has Zionism got to do with anything?…the message is simple & clear: Libyans are the ones who created Feb17
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11)Rebels dont have the support of the Libyan ppl? do the maths, Zawia, Nafusa, Misrata, Benghazhi…all fought to the death against Gaddafi
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10) Infrastructure in Libya? Tell me if Gaddafi spent the oil money on his nation why doesn’t Libya look like Dubai or has services like KSA
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9) Libyans are not surprised if Gaddafi staged many NATO attacks…not all but many…he has always exploited situations. Pure Machiavellian
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8)Gaddafi is shrewd & has had 42 years of practice. He created a personality cult & hes charismatic. Libyans are not naïve to his propaganda
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7)The Libyan ppl have lived through his TV channels, his crimes, his eccentric constant changes in the law. Most of all they lived in Libya.
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6) Gaddafi is well known amongst Libyan people as a liar & a man who loves the stage with the spotlight on him all the time
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5) Peace in Libya? In Tripoli alone due to combination of sanctions & Gaddafi’s stinginess, Crime escalated alot, says a policeman/relative
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4) Why are the Libyans revolting? Ok so Gaddafi built railroads & construction in Africa…show me a railroad, a train, anything new in Libya
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3)The world intervened not because Gaddafi was helping African nations but because hes eccentric, annoying & has a history funding terrorism
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2) Yes the west saw the opportunity but it didn’t create Feb17…the Libyan people created Feb17…it’s called the Feb17 Revolution.
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1) Feb17 isnt about Africa or the west, its about LIBYA. It’s about Libyan people revolting against Gaddafi…They are the ones wanting change
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die letzten Ratten wurden nun auch in Gheryan ausgeräuchert...
ShababLibya LibyanYouthMovement
Eye witness report to AlManara news agency. The city of Gheryan and it's suburbs are now under the full control of the FFs #Libya #Gheryan
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in Zawiya und sureman an.
nächste Ziel Aziziyah und danach tripoli. Tripoli kann dann von zwei Seiten
angegriffen werden. Vielleicht schaffen sie es ja auch in Zliten dann wäre es drei
und die FF in Tripoli. sind auch hunderte...
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sollte man noch nicht zu ernst nehmen aber irgendwas geht da vor sich....
Naja jeder halbwegs intelligente Mensch sollte spätestens jetzt wissen, das Gadaviehh
verloren hat. gell kiiwii dieser Krieg ist ohne Bidentruppen nicht zu gewinnen...
haha Ich liebe es recht zu behalten! :-)
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Es gibt Meldungen das Tiji(western Mountains) and #Mizdah(süden) befreit sind.
siehe Karte oder besser den Link....
http://www.libyafeb17.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/libya-map-august-14.jpg
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etwas dauern. Die Stadt ist auch unter Artillerie Beschuss...
Nato macht übrigens einen super Job! Die räumen am Anfang mit ihren
Apache und Bombern den weg frei und wenn eingenommen kümmern sich
meist appache um die nachrückende Unterstützung. die haben nicht den Hauch einer Chance....
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12:30om:Egyptian airport officials say the Libyan interior minister has arrived in Cairo with family members. The officials say the minister, Nassr al-Mabrouk Abdullah, landed just before noon on Monday at the Cairo international airport, with nine members of his family.
They say he arrived on a special plane from Tunisia and told Egyptian officials that he was “on a tourist visit.” The secrecy surrounding the arrival and the fact that no official from the Libyan embassy, which is loyal to Moammar Gadhafi, was at the airport to greet Abdullah, raised suspicions of a possible defection
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alles estlich von zawiyah soll befreit sein. Die G. soldaten sollen sich den Freiheitskämpfern angeschlossen haben. Die Bewohner von zawiha sollen sich alle bewaffnet haben und
patrolieren in der Stadt. soviel zu dem thema das die libyer alle Gaddavieh Anhänger sind...
aber vielleicht sinds ja auch alles CIA Leute/Anhänger hahah :-)
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Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s forces fired a scud missile for the first time since the uprising against his rule began six months ago, but it landed in the desert and injured no one.
The missile was fired on Sunday morning from a location about 80km east of Sirte, Gaddafi’s home town, and landed east of the coastal oil town of Brega.
The oil port of Brega has been the main front line in the east of the country for months. Rebels have seized the port’s eastern residential areas since last week, but Gaddafi’s forces still control its oil terminal, refinery and port.
And as Al Jazeera’s Tony Birtley reports from the city, there are several reasons why it is an important prize for the opposition.
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gesäubert sein. Ein größerer Angriff auf die Raffinerie läuft grad.
Nächstes Ziel wird im Süden Bani Walid sein. Und dann gibts die große Endschlacht
um tripoli. Mit Glück ist ende August alles vorbei.
Kiiwii es wird mir ein Genuss sein das auszuschlachten!:-)