Algeria and Zimbabwe have sent troops to support Libya's Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in his war against the rebels according to the daily The International Business Times.

Pondering the reasons for the survival of the Libyan colonel after the severe sanctions imposed against his regime, including the freezing of his assets and the defection of many of his senior officials, the newspaper writes that several reports have confirmed that "soldiers from Algeria and Zimbabwe are actively fighting "on behalf of Gaddafi".Several media reports focused their coverage on the Libyan rebels and the claims conveyed by the former...

SAS soldiers are on the ground in Libya acting as spotters for NATO air strikes.

Six armed Western men, possibly British special forces, were caught on tape by Al Jazeera, seemingly corroborating rumors that SAS soldiers are on the ground in Libya acting as spotters for NATO air strikes. The presence of Western troops is... well, the Guardian calls it a "sensitive" subject, because the UN resolution authorizing air strikes explicitly forbids a "foreign occupation force of any form." As far as the British government is concerned,...

British former special forces soldiers working for private security companies are in the Libyan city of Misrata

British former special forces soldiers working for private security companies are in the Libyan city of Misrata, advising the rebels and supplying information to NATO, the Guardian reported Wednesday.Former members of the Special Air Service (SAS) are among those gathering information about the location and movement of troops loyal to leader Moamer Kadhafi, British military sources told the paper.They are passing that information on to NATO's command...

House rebukes Obama on Libya

The New York Times and other media are reporting that the House of Representatives has sent a strong rebuke to President Obama for failing to consult Congress about his decision to involve the US in military action in Libya.The Times says the House voted 268 to 145 in favor of Speaker John Boehner's resolution objecting to Obama's action, and, the Times says, directing the administration to "provide detailed information about the cost and objectives...

Senior al Qaeda operative Ilyas Kashmiri, regarded as one of the most dangerous militants in the world, was killed by a U.S. drone aircraft missile strike

Senior al Qaeda operative Ilyas Kashmiri, regarded as one of the most dangerous militants in the world, was killed by a U.S. drone aircraft missile strike in Pakistan, an intelligence official and local media said on Saturday.The death of the Pakistani militant was another intelligence coup for the United States after U.S. special forces killed Osama bin Laden in a town close to Islamabad on May...

Yemen’s embattled president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, is in Saudi Arabia for medical treatment

Yemen’s embattled president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, is in Saudi Arabia for medical treatment following an attack on his palace in the capital Sana’a, al Arabiya reported on Saturday.Yemen’s official news agency SABA did not confirm the report, saying only that senior government officials were in Saudi Arabia for treatment.The news came a day after the president released an audio statement saying he was “well.”Five top Yemeni officials in Saudi for treatmentFive...

British combat helicopters have destroyed a radar installation and military checkpoint during their first operation in Libya - despite coming under fire.

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that army Apaches successfully completed their mission of hitting the targets near the town of Brega overnight. Forces loyal to leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi fired at one of the choppers, but they both returned safely to the Royal Navy helicopter carrier, HMS Ocean, which is stationed off the Libyan coast. A variety of weapons were used, including hellfire missiles. Major General Nick Pope, the communications...