World | Libya Libyan Rebels: We're Being Armed Qatar likely sending weapons; trainers likely on the ground By Polly Davis Doig Posted Apr 17, 2011 8:48 AM CDT Copied Libyan Army Maj. Gen. Saleh Abdullah Ibrahim gestures during a press conference in Tripoli, Libya, Saturday, April 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito) Libyan rebels are getting a little help from abroad in their quest to drive out Moammar Gadhafi, reports the New York Times, with Gen. Abdel Fattah Younes yesterday confirming that his troops had received weapons from nations he wouldn't name. Qatar's emir said Thursday his nation would send arms, and Italy's foreign minister has said such shipments would be justified. Benghazi has lately received numerous shipments—though allegedly humanitarian aid—from Qatar, notes the Times. And the rebels are hinting that foreign trainers are coming along with the weaponry: A rebel spokesman, when noting that rebels have started "professional training centers," simply winked twice when asked about the presence of trainers. “We have a lot of people being trained, real professional training, that we don’t talk to the world about,” he said. Read These Next North Carolina shooting suspect once walked the red carpet. The gunman who killed 4 at a Michigan church was an ex-marine. 'We heard a big bang,' says churchgoer in Michigan Skydivers leap from plane 2 minutes before fatal crash. Report an error