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- Libya - Muammar Gaddafi - Tripoli

The Tripoli Brigade (part 2)

On Sunday August 21st, anti-Gaddafi forces entered Tripoli after six months of fighting. France 24's Matthieu Mabin was with the rebels throughout this historic day on their final journey to the Libyan capital. This is his exclusive report.

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By Matthieu MABIN

Their names are Hatif, Sam and Adam. For months, they have been training for the final assault on Tripoli. They are manual workers, businessmen and students. From Dublin to Washington, they have come back to their country to rid the Libyan capital of its dictator.

These men are the elite rebel forces. Their name: the Tripoli Brigade. France 24 followed this small army of volunteers who played a decisive role in the liberation of Tripoli and the fall of Gaddafi.

Watch the first part here.

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Comments (6)

tripoli brigade

by Anonyme - 16/09/2011 - 00:40

hi france 24 thank for that nice report on sam and his collegues who who left their schooling only to come and help libya sam is a hero he diserves a medal of honor he is my hero thank you sam.sunboy from zambia

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tripoli free with its lions

by Anonyme - 15/09/2011 - 19:32

iam from soag algomaa, iam the libyan girl, i wish that i can met sam soon , also i hope that he will read my comment

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sam

by Anonyme - 15/09/2011 - 01:05

i really adore that guy , iam from libya ,tripoli, when i see that guy i felt like a princess of the tripoli, and he came from dublin to protect me ,its such an amazing feeling i got. i hope that one day he come to tripoli to meet each other.

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sam

by Anonyme - 15/09/2011 - 00:43

he is a brave man and i think that he will have a nice future, and attractive too. i really pray allah that i can really meet him as soon as possible in the near future and also i hope that he will read this comment to see he is a special man

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sam

by Anonyme - 15/09/2011 - 00:35

i think he is an amazing guy

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by Anonyme - 14/09/2011 - 14:26

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Best regards Roger George (a Melissa Bell fan).

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