The Atrocities of Gaddafi’s Troops

The World

As Muammar Gaddafi's forces pull back from the besieged Libyan city of Misrata, the scale of their atrocities against the civilian population is becoming clear. This includes systematic rape. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets details from Marie Colvin of Britain's Sunday Times from Misrata.

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