{"article":{"id":244926,"heading":"BTL:In Retreat, Libyan Anti-Gaddafi Rebels Urgently Call for International Support","author":"Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http","created":"2011-03-21 08:15:38","modified":"2011-03-21 08:15:38","last_modified":"Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:15:38","article":"

In Retreat, Libyan Anti-Gaddafi Rebels Urgently Call for International Support

Interview with Ali Abdullatif Ahmida, author of \"The Making of Modern Libya: State Formation, Colonization and Resistance\", conducted by Scott Harris



The protests and uprisings that have shaken autocratic governments and monarchies across the Middle East and North Africa took a deadly turn in Libya, when Col. Moammar Gaddafi, in power for 41 years, directed his military to suppress peaceful demonstrations against his regime. The violence used to silence the anti-Gaddafi protesters resulted in a full-scale armed rebellion with many of Gaddafi army officers and soldiers defecting to the rebel side. Story continues

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