1314: The BBC's Ben Brown in the eastern Libyan town of Ras Lanuf says: "There has been an extraordinary advance by the rebels. It follows the capture of Ajdabiya on Saturday in the wake of allied air strikes on pro-Gaddafi forces surrounding the town. Since then, the rebels have been moving forward very fast, heading westwards on the coastal road, taking town after town. They have seized Brega, Uqayla and now Ras Lanuf. The towns have fallen almost, it seems, without a shot being fired. A rebel commander we spoke to along the way claimed that Col Gaddafi's forces were in full retreat."-more http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12776418
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