BinJawad
Bin Jawad now back in govt hands
BinJawad another city liberated by ppl of Libya. After mornin withdrawal. One more step in the march toward . Regime forces shelled rebel positions at Ras Lanuf with rockets and artillery."About 50km north-west of Ras Lanuf, clashes were reported in Bin Jawad. Rebels said their forces withdrew after coming under attack when they advanced. wo people had been killed and about 40 were wounded in the fighting. UPDATE 1432: Rebels in east Libya have regrouped and are moving back towards Bin Jawad after forces loyal to Col Gaddafi ambushed and ejected them from the town earlier in the day, a witness just outside Bin Jawad told Reuters. "There's a steady stream of rebels heading back west towards Bin Jawad." Rebels had taken Bin Jawwad, 160 km (100 miles) from Sirte, but later withdrew, which let army units occupy local homes and set up sniper and rocket propelled grenade positions for an ambush that forced rebels back to Ras Lanuf
Misrata still in rebel hands.
Anti-Gaddafi forces still control Misrata residents and rebels said. Misrata came under renewed attack on Sunday, 200km east of Tripoli, told the BBC that the situation had become "very bad" after pro-Gaddafi forces with tanks and armoured cars went into the city centre and opened fire. three people had been killed. Misurata, 200km east of Tripoli, has also been attacked – from three directions, Al Jazeera is told.
Ras Lanuf still in rebel hands.
A warplane also attacked a small military base at Ras Lanuf and destroyed three hangars and a small building BBC correspondents say that Ras Lanuf remain in rebel hands. Ras Lanuf came under renewed attack on Sunday, overflights by planes loyal to the government seen Sunday
Tripoli in govt hands
Libyan man came up to me to say that there had been some sort of shootout going on, and the mass firing in the air and the celebrations had been started to cover it up.” (BBC) Tripoli, officials said pre-dawn gunfire there was celebrating pro-Gaddafi "gains" of the towns.
Zawiya still in rebel hands.
Anti-Gaddafi forces still controld Zawiya, residents and rebels said. Heavy deploymnet of Algerian army at border with Libya: Daily: Algiers, March 6 The Algeria... forces hit homes w tanks. We attacked them & captured 4 prisoners. 3 from Mali & 1 from Chad. Anti Tank weapons needed urgently Two of my cousins were shot yesterday. One of them is OK but we remain worried about the other one. Two teenagers were also reportedly chased by pro-Gaddafi thugs and hanged in public – just as an example, to put fear into the hearts of the city’s people.”
Sirt in govt hands
Students all given guns to protect themselves
Tobruk still in rebel hands.
BBC correspondents say that Tobruk remain in rebel hands.
