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Libyan rebels claim control of Brega: BENGHAZI, Libya AFP - Libyas rebels claimed control of Brega on Monday, as...http://bit.ly/r4kLjI
BENGHAZI, Libya (AFP) - Libya's rebels claimed control of Brega on Monday, as most pro-Kadhafi troops retreated westward leaving around 150-200 loyalist fighters pinned down inside the oil town, a spokesman said. "The bulk of (Moamer) Kadhafi's forces have retreated to Ras Lanuf," rebel spokesman Shamsiddin Abdulmolah told AFP, referring to another oil hub about 50 kilometres (32 miles) to the west. Abdulmolah added that the remnants of Kadhafi's troops were holed up among industrial facilities in Brega with supplies dwindling. "Their food and water supplies are cut and they now will not be able to sleep," said Abdulmolah as the latest battle for Brega entered its fifth day.
MONDAY, JULY 18, 2011
have advanced about 18 miles (30 kilometers) closer to Brega, small groups have made it inside
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Rebels: Our forces have advanced closer to Libyan city of al-Brega: Libyan rebel forces have advanced about 18 miles ..http://bit.ly/qbi395
(CNN) -- Libyan rebel forces have advanced about 18 miles (30 kilometers) closer to the eastern city of al-Brega after dismantling thousands of landmines, a rebel spokesman told CNN on Monday. "Our forces are only 9 kilometers away from al-Brega now after a small group clashed with Gadhafi troops over the weekend," said Col. Ahmed Banni, Libya's Transitional National Transitional military said. There was no immediate comment from the government. Fighting broke out after the rebels pulled out thousands of landmines over the last few days and secure a path for movement toward the strategic oil town, he said. "Almost the entire area around Brega is full of landmines," Banni said.
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Muammar Gaddafi's forces in residential areas of Brega.
It has not been possible to verify the rebel claims. Rebel forces have been advancing on Brega for several days despite heavy artillery fire from government troops holding the town. Brega, about 750km (465 miles) east of the capital Tripoli, has changed hands several times in the fighting along Libya's Mediterranean coast since the rebellion began in February. The fall of the town, home to one of Libya's biggest oil facilities, would be a major breakthrough for anti-Gaddafi forces, correspondents say. "Some small groups have made it inside, but we do not control the whole [town] yet," Mohammed Zawi, a spokesman for the rebel forces, was quoted as saying by AFP news agency. "It is now close fighting," he said.
