Monday, July 11, 2011

Map Qawalish This need to be adressed by #NTC URGENTLY, The destroyed gas pumps, which were intact when FFs arrived

Joanne
 This need to be adressed by  URGENTLY :   
Scenes from Qawalish, Libya.
The destroyed gas pumps, which were intact and functional when the Forces of Free Libya
captured the town from the military forces of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi last week.

Inside one of the ransacked shops, which also was intact when the rebels arrived.
Inside a burning home last Thursday, the day after Qawalish fell to the rebels. The home was not burning when the Qaddafi forces left.
Bryan Denton and I were in the town within minutes after it fell, we returned the day after and we returned again today. During this time the town was solely under rebel control. And during this time it has been looted extensively, including by armed men we observed in rebel attire and in vehicles bearing rebel stickers or flags. During this same time, many houses have been burned. We have been unable to locate a single civilian in the town. Perhaps a few are there, well-hidden or checking briefly on their belongings. Most have fled. Rebels roam the town and man checkpoints that control access to Qawalish, and have not shown concern for this.
More soon on the At War blog.
A shot-out lock on a Qawalish business.
Posted by Robby Ball at 5:05 AM