Libyan rebels pray while preparing for battle against government forces a few kilometers from the key city of Ajdabiya Photo: AFPThe Libyan Resistance Has Foundered On Its Own Indiscipline And Farcical Ineptitude -- Kim Sengipta, The Independent
The pervading feature of the conflict in Libya has been the ineptitude of the main rebel force. Time and again they have failed to take advantage of weaknesses among Muammar Gaddafi's troops and, just as frequently, they have fled in the face of fire.
The most glaring example was the opportunity offered by the air strikes carried out by the West which destroyed the regime's tanks and artillery outside Benghazi and forced its soldiers into a terrified retreat to the next city, Ajdabiya.
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