Gaddafi Beats Back Protests From Capital

Gaddafi must be feeling isolated: Libya’s leader violently beat back protesters from claiming his capital city Friday, one of his last remaining strongholds. His force was vicious—troops opened fires on citizens who had taken to the streets after praying at mosques, killing an unknown number of people. Meanwhile, the international community is up in arms. President Obama issued unilateral sanctions against Libya today, and the United Nations is circulating a draft resolution that would call out Gaddafi’s regime for “crimes against humanity.”