Libya: Anti-Gaddafi protests spread to Tripoli

[Che -Guevara]

Anti-government rallies have broken out in the Libyan capital Tripoli for the first time during protests against the country's leader, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.

 

The sound of gunfire can be heard across the city.

 

Witnesses say tear gas and live ammunition has been used by the security forces.

 

There are unconfirmed reports of clashes between pro- and anti-Gaddafi protesters in central Green Square.

 

Libya has been hit by days of unrest, most of it in the east, where opposition to Col Gaddafi is strongest.

 

Reports from the eastern city of Benghazi say more than 200 people have died there after the Libyan military used heavy weapons against protesters.

 

Multiple flashpoints

 

In Tripoli, protests were reported in four areas of the city late on Sunday.

 

In the Gourghi area of the city, witnesses said tear gas and live ammunition were used against anti-government protesters. Tear gas was said to have filled the entire neighbourhood, with those sitting outside their homes forced to to go inside.

 

Correspondents say the spreading of unrest to Tripoli is a significant blow to Col Gaddafi's attempt to contain the protests to the east.

 

Protesters have been demanding an end to Col Gaddafi's four decades in power, after the success of similar rallies in Egypt and Tunisia.

 

The brutal suppression of protests in Benghazi has been condemned by the US, UK and other Western nations.

 

Human Rights Watch says at least 173 people have been killed in Libya since demonstrations began on Wednesday.

 

Verifying information from Libya has been difficult amid a government clampdown on the internet and media communications.

[Che -Guevara]

[Che -Guevara]

Listening Gadhafi's son on AJ, it seems they have lost control of the country and are threatening the country with civil war.

[Che -Guevara]

They are losing control of Tripoli as well.

[Che -Guevara]

Al Jazeera Live Stream

 

http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/

[Che -Guevara]

Is anyone watching Gaddafo's rumblings on Al Jazeera;)

[Che -Guevara]

Somalia keeps on coming up and who are these people that are on drugs:D

[Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar]

Waa fiirsanaaye on Aljasiira, waana iskaga tagay markuu iska had hadlaayo. Ninkaan caadi uu qac u yahay. Habeenkii xaley tagay waaye in uu fiyoowyahay. Soomaaliyana tusaale xun noqotay, a bogeyman oo magaca dalkeena kii dadkiisa ka cabsiinaayaba wuu isticmaalaa. Xataa Falastiimiintii isticmaasho, especially when the 'Palestine Papers' Aljasiira published two months ago.

 

His son, Seefta Islaamka (), used the Soomaaliya bogeyman, too, in his last speech.

[Polanyi]

I read the racist fockers are killing random SOmali fugees in Libya. Can anyone verify this?

[London2010]

They are hunting down anyone who is Black. They killed 4 Somalis on Wednesday.

Imagine they difficulty of being there right now and being hunted down cause of your race.

[Gheelle.T]

There are Black Libyas (Hausa and Tebu,) are those also hunted?

[Mad_Mullah]

No1 is being hunted down. The Tawariq (Black Libyans) said no when ordered to kill the protestors so Sayf al-Islam brigade killed them all. Video has been shown on jazeera.

[Mad_Mullah]

No1 is being hunted down. The Tawariq (Black Libyans) said no when ordered to kill the protestors so Sayf al-Islam brigade killed them all. Video has been shown on jazeera.

[Blessed]

Somalida qaarkood waa loo yaaba. A whole nation ayaa ololaysaa but the victims must be them, get over yourselves!! Ouf!

[nuune]

What is really sad in the case of Libya is that there is no Military power, or armed forces as in the case of Tunisia or Egypt, Qadafi made it that way to protect his leadership.

 

 

As some reported, Libya has 45 different army brigades, all of whom loyal to Qadafi, in my opinion, it is hard to penetrate his grip on power while these brigades are rallying behind him.

 

 

 

PS: The propaganda on the Western Media is at its highest speed, they can indeed overthrow a whole country in just few days