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On August 31, Mathaba headlined, "Rebel atrocities and ability to control Libya," saying:
"Mass graves, racist atrocities, (and) prisoner abuse(s) (have been discovered) in rebel controlled areas."
"More than 30,000 Libyan civilians have been massacred in the first week of the NATO-supported ground invasion, led by Al-Qaida and European special forces working side by side."
France 24 correspondent Matthieu Mabin wrote:
"We are undoubtedly entering the saddest phase of the conflict, and it is likely that the (National Transitional Council) and the rebels will have to account for their abuses. We have reached a degree of cleansing that appears to be totally out of control...."
AI's Diana Eltahawy said captured Gaddafi loyalists face torture, other forms of abuse, and summary executions.
In July, Big Peace writer John Rosenthal said:
"There is extensive and virtually incontrovertible evidence of horrific atrocities committed by rebel forces," including unaired Western media graphic images of "grotesquely inhumane and demeaning treatment of prisoners."
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