Friday
Apr012011
Libya (and Beyond) LiveBlog: Defections v. A Military Push
Friday, April 1, 2011 at 10:18 | Scott Lucas in Africa, EA Global, EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran
2030 GMT: Al Jazeera English's Hoda Abdel-Hamid reports from her position with opposition forces at the western gate of Ajdabiya --- she was stopped by the insurgents from going further towards the front-line near Brega. She notes that Libya's opposition has appointed Abdel Fatah Yunis, the former Minister of Interior who defected in the early days of protests, as the head of military forces.