WHATEVER HAPPENS IN LIBYA during the months to come, there is the remaining question of whether the rebels’ victory tells us anything about the rest of the Middle East or the world.

The second Libyan rebel advance didn’t last very long. ... Libya: The Rebels Retreat. By Jon Lee Anderson. March 31, 2011. Save this story ...

(See exclusive photos of Libya’s rebels.) The sheep will live to see at least several more days. Perhaps it will have a long life. By Tuesday afternoon, it was the rebels’ turn to flee again ...

In effect, the rebels used Libya’s chaotic war to prepare for their own campaign in Chad. Until recently they were employed by Khalifa Hifter , a powerful Libyan commander once championed by ...

{p}Libya's rebels scrambled to try to exploit international strikes on Moammar Gadhafi's forces and go on the offensive, as some of the opposition's ragtag citizen-fighters charged ahead to fight ...

The rebels need better trainers, before it’s too late. They march in place as a drill sergeant barks commands. They simulate shooting 106-mm guns in a concrete lot. They practice charging enemy ...

(See exclusive photos of Libya’s rebels.) It all sounds most reassuring, until you drive to the front line between the rebels and government forces. There, 6 miles (10 km) ...

In the fitful civil war that has begun in eastern Libya, the rebels suffered their first big setback today at the hands of Muammar Qaddafi’s forces. … ...

The BBC's Mark Lowen finds the threat of a return to civil war hanging over Libya, with the government struggling to control armed groups.

TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya, April 6 (Reuters) - Libyan rebels occupying four eastern oil ports agreed with the government on Sunday to gradually end their eight-month petroleum blockade, which has ...

BIR-AYYAD, Libya, July 1 (Reuters) - Libyan rebels who had advanced to within 80 km (50 miles) of Muammar Gaddafi's stronghold in the capital were forced to retreat on Friday after coming under a ...