Warfala tribe of Berber / Tuareg people join revolution
Libyan flag and demonstrators in Benghazi, Libya
Canada asks Libya to respect the human rights of demonstrators
As Libyans catch the freedom fire and take their gains westward, the capital Tripoli has now been virtually shut down by a combination of the protesters and government preparations for them. Travel to Triploi at this time would not be advisable.
Time for Gaddafi to step down, Interim Government to step in
Meanwhile, Canada has urged the Government of Libya to stop killing the demonstrators and to show restraint when faced with large crowds of protesters. Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon has "strongly condemned the violent crackdowns on innocent protesters" in Libya,and asked that the Libyan security forces "respect the human rights of demonstrators and uphold their commitment to freedom of speech and the right to assembly."
Video of Souq al-Jomaa police station fire, Tripoli, Libya
The "Free People" of Tuareg join the Libyan revolt
Also on Sunday 20 Feb 2011, Warfala tribe leaders, representing an estimated 700,000 Tuareg people, said they're joining the anti-Gaddafi struggle. Al Jazeera reported they've been attacking government buildings and police stations. The common thread throughout the region is poverty, unemployment, corruption and repression, varying only by degree from one country to another.
The Tuareg (also Twareg or Touareg, Berber: Imuhagh, besides regional ethnyms) are a Berber nomadic pastoralist people. They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa.
They call themselves variously Kel Tamasheq or Kel Tamajaq;("Speakers of Tamasheq"), Imuhagh, Imazaghan or Imashaghen ("the Free people"), or Kel Tagelmust, i.e., "People of the Veil".[4] The name Tuareg was applied to them by early explorers and historians (since Leo Africanus).
The origin and meaning of the name Twareg has long been debated with various etymologies advanced, although it would appear that Twārəg is derived from the "broken plural" of Tārgi, a name whose former meaning was "inhabitant of Targa" (the Tuareg name of the Libyan region commonly known as Fezzan.
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Young Heroes and Martyrs of the Arab Awakening
Summary and Timelines of Tunisia and Egypt Revolutions
Wael Ghonim Dream TV interview English translation
Libya resistance rebellion hero Omar Mukhtar
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