Somali government forces backed by African Union troops moved cautiously on Sunday into areas of the famine-struck capital abandoned the day before by Shebab rebels, a senior military official said.
NEW YORK – Associated Press photographer Altaf Qadri has gone missing while covering the military conflict in Libya, the news organization said Sunday.
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Libyan rebels said they repelled a government attack on Misrata on Saturday and praised a "positive change" from NATO after it carried out several air strikes on Gaddafi's forces there.
AJDABIYA, Libya – Libyan rebels were driven back some 200 kilometres by the superior firepower of Moamer Kadhafi's forces on Wednesday in a chaotic stampede which saw them yield most of the ground their recent advances had secured.
AJDABIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan rebels backed by allied air strikes retook the strategic town of Ajdabiyah on Saturday after an all-night battle that suggested the tide was turning against Muammar Gaddafi's forces in the east.
