Saturday, April 9, 2011

Gaddafi’s forces in Libya, and being seen for the first time inside Ajdabiya

23:55 Al Jazeera English has obtained exclusive, undated footage showing Gaddafi’s forces in Libya, and being seen for the first time inside Ajdabiya, a hotly-contested battleground.The men are seen going from house to house questioning people to find out if they belong to the opposition.The video also shows a glimpse of some of the heavy artillery such as rocket launchers, on the highway just outside of town.
Reuters23:30 Reuters An assault by government troops on the city of Misrata killed at least 30 opposition fighters on Saturday, a spokesman said, citing fellow fighters and medics.
NATO22:01 NATO has announced that it has destroyed 15 tanks belonging to Gaddafi’s forces near Misrata and 2 south of Brega on Friday and Saturday.
twitter21:10 Ben Wedeman tweets: “Opposition fighters have re-established control of Ajdabia after three hour battle against pro-Qaddafi forces.”
Al Jazeera20:41 Al Jazeera English NATO warplanes intercept a MiG-23 fighter jet operated by an opposition pilot , forcing him to land after he violated the no-fly zone. An unnamed NATO official said the jet took off from an airfield near Benghazi and was intercepted within minutes. “No aggressive action was displayed by the MiG-23 and the NATO fighters proceeded to force it to land back at the Benina airfield.”
twitter20:10 Ben Wedeman tweets: “Eyewitness says bodies of three Libyan army soldiers killed in Ajdabia today had IDs from Syria, Algeria and Chad.”
Reuters20:10 Reuters Several fighters were killed today in Misrata, the clashes centered around the road leading to the port. Nato have also attacked Gaddafi’s forces in several locations today.

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