You are in the 235th Witness Revolution diary, bearing witness to pro-democracy movements in North Africa, the Middle East and beyond. This is a special edition to cover the unfolding events in Tripoli, the last stand against the Gaddafi Forces. (see links to previous diaries for this event at the bottom of the diary.)
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(h/t petral)
@taimur_ly تيمورعبدالعزيزBenghazi taught us courage, Misrata resistance, Nafousa determination, Zawiya perseverance, Tripoli patience. This is Libya @tripolicouncil
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Good reporting sources:
Al Jazeera English live TV
Al Jazeera English liveblog
Guardian Middle East liveblog
Feb17.info news aggregator and local reporting (live video feed), excellent resources such as maps and reliable Twitter streams to follow
BBC live coverage (video and text)
A Vision of a Democratic Libya - the guiding document of the revolution
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Feb 17 voices
Al Jazeera English
LibyanYouthMovement
Sultan Al Qassemi
(h/t amk for obama)
2257 He says people are in the streets sharing cakes and drinks and hugging each other. "People were very hungry for freedom and tonight, everyone is getting a piece of this freedom."2256 Abdul Hakim, a Tripoli resident, is speaking to the BBC from amid celebratory gunfire in the city. "We are going to establish the new country, we are going to go forward and not look back. We are going to build a new country and have good relationships with all the international community around the world."