Peter Beaumont

Guardian of London

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Foreign Affairs Editor for the Guardian, based in Tripoli, Libya

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Rumors that Moammar Gadhafi was negotiating to leave Libya have been shot down as a distraction while Libyan forces conduct devastating attacks on Zawiyah, a city just 30 miles from…

Gadhafi Forces Score Key Victories against Rebels

Rumors that Moammar Gadhafi was negotiating to leave Libya have been shot down as a distraction while Libyan forces conduct devastating attacks on Zawiyah, a city just 30 miles from…

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