Small rebel victory
GRAEME SMITH
ISTANBUL— From Friday's Globe and Mail
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big moment for persecuted Berber tribes
A small border crossing on the mountainous western edge of Libya, where rebels are celebrating their first big victory in weeks, may serve as a proving ground for a new alliance between rebellious Arabs and persecuted Berber tribes. About a dozen military officers loyal to Colonel Moammar Gadhafi ran away from the Wazin outpost on Thursday, according to Tunisia’s state news agency, and surrendered to their counterparts across the border. Rebels reportedly flew their flag at the crossing, about 200 kilometres inland from the sea, marking the first time in more than a month of bitter warfare that rebels have captured a government base in western Libya
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