Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Update: More on the story of the pilot who crashed his jet into Baab Al Aziziyah- and other Libya updates


23:16 Update: A trusted source has confirmed to us this story: The pilot who flew his plane into Baab Al Aziziyah took off as part of a 2 plane team with the mission of bombing strategic points in Al Guradibya base in Sirte. Their orders were to return immedietly after completing the mission. One pilot followed orders while the other flew to Tripoli where he emptied what he had left of ammunition on Baab Al Aziziyah and then crashed his plane into it
23:13 Al Manara Media reports that 6 cars filled with troops from the Khamis battalion have surrendered themselves to the revolutionaries in Tobruk
22:13 BREAKING from Al Jazeera Arabic The revolutionaries in Ajdabiya have captured 7 tanks in very good condition and have handed them over to the defected 36th battalion.
22:04 Al Jazeera Arabic Libyan revolutionaries captured a Greek ship loaded with fuel headed to the port of AzZawiya off the coast of Tobruk. They have since redirected the ship to the port of Tobruk and have renamed the ship “The revolution of 17th February”.
21:45 The Independent reports that four men have been arrested in Ajdabiya with evidence linking them to the murder of Ali Hassan Al Jaber. Opposition officials claim that evidence has emerged that Muammar Gaddafi’s regime is sending undercover squads to carry out assassinations. Read more here.
21:41 Confirmed by us: The morale among youth of Tripoli is sky high! They are just bracing themselves till the situation is less suicidal.
20:52 Al Jazeera Arabic an eyewitness caller from Ajdabiya confirmed that the city is 100% in the hands of the revolution and that no part is being controlled by Gaddafi’s forces.
20:32 BREAKING BREAKING from Almanara Media The huge fire that has erupted inside Baab Al Aziziyah was due to a martyr mission using a fighter jet to crash into the compound
20:03 BREAKING – Almanara Media confirms the following:
  1. Al Gurdabiyya airbase near Sirt has been subject to air strikes by the defected Free Libyan Airforce
  2. Shooting and explosions have happened in Baab Al Aziziyah.
  3. A big fire has erupted inside Baab Al Aziziyah
  4. The defected Free Libyan airforce has bombarded three Gaddafi military convoys headed to the east
  5. Demonstrations have broken out in Girgarish, Tripoli

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