Tuesday, March 15, 2011

“We drew [Qaddafi's forces] forward, and then we maneuvered behind them and trapped them,”

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  Why Libya's Qaddafi is unlikely to push much further east 

On Libya’s eastern front, taking towns may be easy for Col. Muammar Qaddafi – but holding them is something else again. After days of being pounded by rocket fire and bombing runs from forces loyal to Qaddafi, Libya’s rebel army piled into their pickup trucks yesterday afternoon and cut a ragged retreat from the oil town of Brega to Ajdabiya, 40 miles to the east. They left mounds of ammunition and supplies behind them as they fled, Qaddafi’s fighters surging behind. That was all according to plan, says Mohammed el-Majbouli. “We drew [Qaddafi's forces] forward, and then we   maneuvered behind them and trapped them,” says Mr. Majbouli, a former member of Qaddafi’s special forces who is now organizing rebel fighters. He says a reserve force of rebels with military training had been hidden in homes in the eastern third of the sprawling petrochemical complex at Brega. After the Qaddafi men passed at about 8 p.m. last night, the rebels came out, retaking the town as well as about 20 prisoners from Qaddafi’s forces.
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  Libyan rebels arrest 'Gaddafi death squad' that killed Al Jazeera journalist Al Jaber 
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Ajabiya the latest to experience air strikes as the world discusses meetings for further meetings   


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The Free Libyan Airforce, have destroyed 2 Gaddafi warships, hit a 3rd. just off Ajdabiya.   
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Reports that the Free Libyan airforce may be in action and hit more then 1 Gaddafi warship   AJ 
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 A view from Ajdabia as it comes under heavy bombardment from the Gaddafi forces  
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 G8 Warn gaddafi but ignore No Fly Zone  
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 Brief biographies of the key members of the council via NPR   
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Ajabiya the latest to experience air strikes as the world discusses meetings for further meetings   
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International Day of Action for Libya this Saturday March 19th 2011 locations & times TBA soon   
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 Libyan community in Canada support the Libyan Transitional Council and the Feb 17th revolution  
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 A call from the Feb 17 Youth of Liberated Libya   (Arabic)
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 the Libyan community in the UK back the Feb 17th Revolution & the Council (Arabic only)  
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Fantastic Job at the Libyan Releif Fundraiser in California last night! Raised $100,000! Amazing!