Thursday, March 10, 2011

Today in Ras Lanouf, Bin Jawad, Zawiya

Today in Ras Lanouf
Ras Lanouf was bombarded by air . Reports of forces loyal to Gaddafi advancing towards Ras Lanuf, firing shells that exploded near residential area of oil town in east Libya #Gaddafi reportedly used Oil tankers off the shore to shell Ras Lanuf today. Libyan rebels are fleeing the oil port of Ras Lanuf following sustained attacks by forces loyal to Col Muammar Gaddafi. Bombs fall on rebel-held Ras Lanuf: Mar 10 - Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi bombard rebel positions in Ras Lan... LIBYA: Ras Lanuf still controlled by anti-government forces, rebel leaders say (LA Times) ebels forced from Libya oil port: Libyan rebels are fleeing the oil port of Ras Lanuf following sustained attacks by forces loyal to... Rebels have been driven from the town of Ras Lanuf, but I am told by a source who was there there an hour ago they still hold the refinery.
Today in Bin Jawad
Bin Jawad, closer to Sirte, is where the real fighting is at now. Revolutionaries gaining ground Resident of Ajdabiya tells BBC: Fighting ongoing with heavy weapons in Bin Jawad + Ras Lanuf in #Libya. Also says rToday in #Libya: Brega and Bin Jawad are under heavy fire from the forces of #Gaddafi. Protesters are being bombarded by tanks & warplanes @ChangeInLibya are u telling me that they have pushed Gaddafi out of Ras Lanouf today and advanced on Bin Jawad brother? source? 

Today in  Zawiya
Looks like Zawiya has fallen to Gaddafi. Saif Gaddafi's message to people of Benghazi: "We're coming.. and lines working in #Zawiya and#Musrata, mobile phone signals are still on and off. Two journalists missing in Libya: Reporters from British and Brazilian newspapers covering fight #Libya town #Zawiya has been destroyed. Each day#Gaddafi attempts 2 reclaim towns,100s of ppl die. Isn't this a massacre? Hello #UN #NATO?ing in Az Zaw.. New footage in #Zawiya , #Qaddafi is targeting #Mosques, places of worship, known to be used as make-ship hospitals. The snipers caught in #Zawiya should be executed. It's obvious what they came to do and did