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• Live BBC Coverage: Western forces press attack against Gadhafi
  The BBC's "World Have Your Say" looks at the latest developments in the conflict in Libya. Allied forces, including the United States, continue to provide air support to rebel forces. Part of the program will focus on yesterday's presidential election in Haiti.Midday, March 21, 2011
• Pentagon: Gadhafi forces in disarray after assault
  A U.S.-led coalition has succeeded in scattering and isolating Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi's forces after a weekend of punishing air attacks, Pentagon officials say, and American military authorities are moving to hand control of the operation to other countries.March 21, 2011
• U.S. future in Afghanistan uncertain
  Secretary of Defense Robert Gates visited Afghanistan this week and noted significant gains in the fight against the Taliban. But one critic says the war in Afghanistan is harnessed to a strategy that is bound to fail.Midmorning, March 21, 2011
• Gadhafi vows 'long war' as strikes hit his forces
  Moammar Gadhafi vowed a "long war" as allied forces launched a second night of strikes on Libya on Sunday, and jubilant rebels who only a day before were in danger of being crushed by his forces now boasted they would bring him down.March 20, 2011
• Libya bombing called successful; endgame unclear
  The U.S. on Sunday claimed initial success two days into an assault on Libya, but American officials it was too early to define the international military campaign's endgame.March 20, 2011
• First wave of allied assault: 112 cruise missiles
  U.S. and British ships and submarines launched the first phase of a missile assault on Libyan air defenses Saturday and a senior American defense official said it was believed substantial damage was inflicted.March 19, 2011
• Eight years on, the Iraq war holds an important lesson for us
  An indefinite war and an indefinite mission take a huge toll on people and resources. Before we start, we should know how to stop.March 19, 2011
• Analysis: West steps up to Gadhafi after years of feints
  For over four decades, Col. Moammar Gadhafi has locked horns with Western leaders, including eight U.S. presidents, and so far he's mostly managed to emerge unscathed.March 18, 2011
• Obama to Gadhafi: Stop or face military action
  The president demanded today that Moammar Gadhafi halt all military attacks against civilians and said that if he did not stand down the U.S. would join in military action against him.March 18, 2011
• Yemeni snipers open fire on protesters, kill 31
  Yemeni government snipers firing from rooftops and houses shot at tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators on Friday, killing at least 31 people and injuring hundreds in the crowd demanding the ouster of the autocratic president.March 18, 2011
• What effect will Libyan turmoil have on the region?
  Libyan rebels say fighting continues, in spite of government promises of a cease fire. With international forces poised to to use military force against the Gaddafi regime, what will the situation in Libya mean for the broader region?Midday, March 18, 2011
• Live BBC coverage: The latest from Libya
  The BBC's World Have Your Say continues its coverage of the latest from the uprisings in Libya. The United Nations Security Council authorized military action to protect Libyan civilians against pro-Gadhafi forces.Midday, March 18, 2011
• 4 New York Times journalists found in Libya
  Four New York Times journalists who were reported missing while covering the Libya conflict have been found, the newspaper said Friday.March 18, 2011
• Libya cease-fire aims to outflank no-fly zone
  Libya declared an immediate cease-fire Friday, trying to fend off international military intervention after the U.N. authorized a no-fly zone and "all necessary measures" to prevent the regime from striking its own people.March 18, 2011
• US, allies set for quick military action in Libya
  The Obama administration and America's allies have won an open-ended endorsement from the United Nations for military action in Libya, where Moammar Gadhafi's regime is pressing to eliminate any opposition to his rule. Now they'll have to move fast.March 18, 2011

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