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By Sorin Adam MateiPublished January 31, 2012

Pakistan actively helpsTaliban, funds a good part of its 150 million dollar a year war effort

A BBC correspondent laid eyes on a very insightful report on the continued strong relationship between Pakistan and Taliban leaders. The conclusion remains the same: we seem to be at war with Pakistan without being able to acknowledge it. The BBC’s Quentin…

By Sorin Adam MateiPublished August 24, 2011Updated June 23, 2016

Battle for Tripoli continues: firefights around Gaddafi’s headquarters at Bab Al Azazia and Rixos Hotel turn Western Journalists into bargaining chips (map, audio, BBC)

The Libyan Civil War battle for Tripoli continued on August 23. Gaddafi loyalist troops were reduced to smaller pockets around or near the former center of power. A dangerous situation has developed around Rixos Hotel, which has been occupied by Gaddafi’s elite…

By Sorin Adam MateiPublished August 22, 2011Updated August 26, 2011

Hotel Rixos in Tripoli to become location of last stand for battle between Gaddafi loyalists and libyan rebels? (map)

Since the beginning of the libyan rebellion, the foreign press has been forced to stay at the Rixos hotel, in Tripoli, not far away from Gaddafi’s residence and headquarters, at Bab al Aziza (See map below for details). Until recently, the hotel…