Sunday, March 27, 2011

After Constant Bombardment From Coalition Planes, Gaddafi's Forces In The West Appear To Have Collapsed


Libyan Rebels Take Back Oil Towns Of Brega And Ras Lanuf In Westward Push -- The Guardian

Gaddafi's forces ousted with help from international airstrikes as regime accuses coalition of trying to push Libya into civil war.

Libyan rebels have entered the key oil town of Ras Lanuf after routing Muammar Gaddafi's forces in Brega with help from UN-backed air strikes that tipped the balance away from the military.

Brega, the main oil export terminal in eastern Libya, fell after a skirmish late on Saturday, and rebels continued their push westwards to Ras Lanuf and its large oil refinery. "There is no Gaddafi army in Ras Lanuf," said Walid al-Arabi, a rebel fighter.

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More News On The Collapse Of Gaddafi Forces In the West

Libya revolt: Rebels take Ras Lanuf, Brega and Uqayla -- BBC
Libyan rebels in westward push -- Al Jazeera
Key Libyan oil town apparently in rebel hands -- CNN
Libyan Rebels Push West as Coalition Strikes Hit Gadhafi Forces -- Voice of America
Advancing rebels re-take key towns in Libya -- BBC
Gadhafi Loses Further Ground -- Wall Street Journal
Libya rebels push west, take key oil town -- L.A. Times
Libyan Rebels Retake Cities as Allies Step Up Air Attacks -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Airstrikes help Libya rebels advance -- Washington Post
Libyan rebels at crossroads after taking Ajdabiya -- BBC

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