Thursday, October 20, 2011

@ggatehouse #Sirte mostly empty of civilians, though not entirely: some staying behind


 Gabriel Gatehouse 
...(#Sirte sit-rep cont) but far less fighting Wednesday than in previous days.
 Gabriel Gatehouse 
situation in , to clarify: NTC fighters in similar position today as yesterday, though the suffered losses. Some fighting today...
 Gabriel Gatehouse 
 mostly empty of civilians, though not entirely: some staying behind because they fear looting/arson by  fighters
 Gabriel Gatehouse 
All Libyan nurses had fled the fighting, so treatment (mostly of pro-Gaddafi fighters) left to foreign nurses.
 Gabriel Gatehouse 
Spoke to two nurses from Philippenes at Sirte hospital - been there 20 years - trapped by the fighting but wanted to stay to treat wounded
 Gabriel Gatehouse 
NTC man in  hospital guarding wounded Chadian mercenary: "I hope they kill not capture Gaddafi. One bullet is a good solution."
 Gabriel Gatehouse 
Relatively quiet day in  today after intense fighting on Tuesday. (One doctor said he saw 28  fighters killed, 100+ injured)
 Gabriel Gatehouse 
: for a Gray, you're a very Gaddafi shade of Green
 Gabriel Gatehouse 
Been accused of arriving ill-prepared (sleeping-bag-less) and of 'parsimonious' tweeting. Both fair criticisms, really.  
 Gabriel Gatehouse 
thanks to  for 10 days' excellent coverage to bring me up to speed. Now where's that Colonel got to?
 Gabriel Gatehouse 
Back in  for the first time since July: absence of grad-thuds but otherwise city is much the same.  tomorrow to see what gives
 Christian Fraser 
 by ggatehouse
17 sponspored stringers to go! 
 Rebecca Kesby 
 by ggatehouse
Focus on "Breaking News" not "filler material" features - bad news for any1 looking for in depth analysis and under reported stories? 
 Gabriel Gatehouse 
1 in 10 to lose job: the very definition of decimation.  
 Matthew Price 
 by ggatehouse
  That's just under 10% of total BBC staff
 Gabriel Gatehouse 
mood-music playing ahead of 's announcement how to save £700m pa: "I need dollar, dollar, dollar, dollar is what I need". No joke. 
 Jon Williams 
 by ggatehouse
 
Sad day for Team BBC: lost a great with death of Rome producer, Patti Partee. Charmed with style & steel from Baghdad to Bologna. Too young.
 Barry Malone 
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Bani Walid chaos. Our team saw bored NTC militiamen kill each other by mistake today and one man shoot his own head off with an RPG.. 
 Gabriel Gatehouse 
5 yr old to dad: Papa, pour quoi tu as fait ca? Parce que c'est le Daily Mail et c'est la merde! 
 Daniel Fisher 
 by ggatehouse
   so glad you are all out
 shaimaa khalil 
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I'm and ppl with me ok on way to seen28 mil prosecutor .. س٢٨ الحي العاشر نيابة عسكرية   
 Ahmed Zakovich 
 by ggatehouse
Just spoke to  she's fine & in her way to c28 to be questioned there & then released hopefully.  is there. Plz Rtw
 Ahmed Zakovich 
 by ggatehouse
my wife & BBC reporter in Cairo  has been arrested by Army in  . if you know any news plz contact me. Plz Retweet
 Gabriel Gatehouse 
 I think you'd have to have something of the maniac about you to have the drive to hang on so long and so tight