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| Africa North | |
| Libyan rebels push west | |
| 2011-03-04 | |
In eastern Libya, witnesses said a warplane bombed Brega the oil terminal town 800 km (500 miles) east of Tripoli, for the second day, part of a struggle for control of a strategically vital coast road and oil industry facilities. Warplanes also launched two raids against the nearby rebel-held town of Ajbadiya, witnesses said. On the ground, rebels leading the unprecedented popular revolt pushed their front line west of Brega. They said they had driven back troops loyal to Gaddafi to Ras Lanuf, site of another major oil terminal and 600 km (375 miles) east of Tripoli. Just outside rebel-held Zawiyah, west of Tripoli, officials took foreign journalists to a local refinery to show it was controlled by the state. Officials said it was running normally. But in the centre of Zawiyah, rebels were fully in control and said they had enough forces to repel any government attack. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 Photos from the battle for Ras Lanuf |
| Posted by: ryuge 2011-03-04 13:04 |