So the French president, without consulting his European partners, broke ranks and recognised the National Transitional Council (NTC).

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He then spoke with Mustafa Abdel Jalil, Chairman of the National Transitional Council (NTC) of Libya, and Mahmoud Jibril, Head of the NTC Executive Committee.

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Fearing their community was being marginalized, a group calling itself the Libyan Amazigh Congress announced it was suspending all relations with the National Transitional Council (NTC).

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Varying accounts of how he was killed were then given by officials including Mr Jalil, who chaired the now-dissolved National Transitional Council (NTC) when Gen Younes was shot.

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Mr Rasmussen said he had held talks with National Transitional Council (NTC) leaders, including its chairman Mustafa Abdul Jalil, about Libya's future and the roadmap for transition to democracy.

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Mr Gaye hopes that it will be easier for Senegal to deal with the National Transitional Council (NTC) than for others in Africa, especially Sahelien countries where Col Gaddafi had built up the strongest ties.

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