West moves to help Libya rebels as Gadhafi keeps hold in capital, where food prices spiral
February 28, 2011 | Filed under: News | Posted by:
TRIPOLI, Libya – The West moved to send its first concrete aid to Libya’s rebellion in the east of the country, hoping to give it the momentum to oust Moammar Gadhafi. But the Libyan leader’s regime clamped down in its stronghold in the capital, where residents said food prices have skyrocketed. The two sides in Libya’s crisis appeared entrenched, and the direction it takes next could depend on which can hold out longest. Gadhafi’s opponents, including mutinous army units, hold nearly the entire eastern half of the country, much of the oil infrastructure and some cities in the West. Gadhafi is dug in in Tripoli and nearby cities, backed by better armed security forces and militiamen. In the…
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