Wednesday
Aug242011
Libya LiveBlog: Uninstalling a Regime...Phase 1 Complete
2055 GMT: Opposition fighters have liberated Qaddafi's infamous Abu Slim prison, south of Tripoli. The prison fell with very little resistance, and the prisoners have been set free.
In 1996, prison guards killed 1200 prisoners after they complained about prison conditions.
2043 GMT: The Qaddafi forces have set fire to the Brega oil refinery before they retreated from the town: