Tripoli: Libyan rebels retreated from Bin Jawad through Ras Lanuf as pro-Gaddafi forces shelled mortars and possibly Gard rockets.
The reversal for Libya’sĀ nascent opposition came after their forces had made a speedy, two-day advance from Ajdabiya under the protection of international air cover.
The rebels had advancedĀ 20 kilometres beyond Bin JawadĀ on Monday, reaching the village of Nawfaliya before meeting stiff resistance. After shelling on Tuesday, they fell back to Ras Lanuf, a major coastal oil facility, and then appeared to lose the town entirely on Wednesday.
The sound of jet aircraft could be heard in the skies above the fighting, as well as explosions that seemed to indicate air strikes were taking place on the road between Ras Lanuf and Brega, the next strategic town on the road to Ajdabiya. But the possible air strikes didn’t seem to help the rebels hold their defenses.
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