Hague Issues Arrest Warrant For Gadhafi, Rebels Push Toward Tripoli

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June 27, 2011

LEFT TO RIGHT Judges Sylvia Steiner, Sanji Mmasenono Monageng and Cuno Tarfusser, back row, from left, in the courtroom in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, his son and his intelligence chief for crimes against humanity in the early days of their struggle to cling to power. (AP) — The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, his son and his intelligence chief for crimes against humanity in the early days of their struggle to cling to power. (AP)

Here & Now Report:

Mark Doyle of the BBC

The International Criminal Court at the Hague issued an arrest warrant for Moammar Gadhafi today. But Libyan officials quickly rejected the court's authority, claiming it has ignored what they called crimes committed by NATO in Libya.

Meanwhile, rebel forces in Libya have clashed with troops loyal to Col Moammar Gadhafi about 50 miles southwest of the capital, Tripoli.

A rebel spokesman in the Nafusa mountains said there had been heavy fighting on the outskirts of the strategic town of Bir al-Ghanam.

This segment aired on June 27, 2011.