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Libyan rebels wins back Ajdabiya, now heading for Brega
26 Mar 2011 at 13:36hrs | Views
Libyan rebels took back control of the key eastern city of Ajdabiya Saturday, in a blow to the regime of strongman Moammar Gadhafi.
"We are in the centre of Brega," rebel fighter Abdelsalam al-Maadani told the AFP news agency by telephone. But Reuters said rebels were only on the outskirts of Brega.
Al Jazeera's James Bays, who reached Ajdabiya on Saturday, said that while it appeared that rebels had taken over the town of Brega, it remained unclear who controlled the nearby oil port.
The rebels said they would resume their westward march toward the capital of Tripoli, the Associated Press reported.
The rebels have benefited from the international military campaign, in which the U.S. is a participant. The campaign's air strikes have weakened Gadhafi's forces.
"Without the planes we couldn't have done this. Gadhafi's weapons are at a different level than ours," said Ahmed Faraj, 38, a rebel fighter from Ajdabiya who was quoted by the AP. "With the help of the planes we are going to push onward to Tripoli, God willing."
"We are in the centre of Brega," rebel fighter Abdelsalam al-Maadani told the AFP news agency by telephone. But Reuters said rebels were only on the outskirts of Brega.
Al Jazeera's James Bays, who reached Ajdabiya on Saturday, said that while it appeared that rebels had taken over the town of Brega, it remained unclear who controlled the nearby oil port.
The rebels have benefited from the international military campaign, in which the U.S. is a participant. The campaign's air strikes have weakened Gadhafi's forces.
"Without the planes we couldn't have done this. Gadhafi's weapons are at a different level than ours," said Ahmed Faraj, 38, a rebel fighter from Ajdabiya who was quoted by the AP. "With the help of the planes we are going to push onward to Tripoli, God willing."
Source - AFP | AP | Jazeera | Reuters
