World Events: Uprising in Lybia

Following the examples of Egypt, Tunisia, and countless other Arabic nations that have recently moved to topple their current government the people of Libya have set their sights on ousting current dictator Muammar Gaddafi. With protests beginning on February 15, 2011 the call went out to remove Gaddafi from power and establish a new government in his place. These protests were met with harsh retaliation from Gaddafi as he ordered crowds of protesters to be fired on by military police, and began to bomb his own people in an attempt to quell the uprising. Since then the situation has erupted into full-blown civil war, with protesters now heavily armed and combating military and pro-Gaddafi mercenaries for key cities as they make their way towards the capital of Tripoli. In this tumultuous situation the winner seems to change on a daily basis as protesters drive Gaddafi's men out of a town only to lose it later in the day.