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Libyan rebels are seen through a pre-Gadhafi flag while gathering on the main road after retreating back east, at the outskirts of the town of al-Agila, Libya Wednesday. Moammar Gadhafi's ground forces recaptured a strategic oil town Wednesday and were close to taking a second, making new inroads in beating back a rebel advance toward the capital Tripoli. AP Photo/Nasser Nasser Gadhafi's forces adapt to airstrikes, pound rebels RYAN LUCAS, Associated Press AJDABIYA, Libya — Moammar Gadhafi's ground forces recaptured a s...
Smoke billows from an explosion on the road between between Ras Lanouf and Sirte in eastern Libya, Monday. Rebel forces bore down Monday on Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte, a key government stronghold where a brigade headed by one of the Libyan leader's sons was digging in to defend the city and setting the stage for a bloody and possibly decisive battle. (AP Photo) Libyan rebels bear down on Gadhafi's hometown RYAN LUCAS,Associated Press BIN JAWWAD, Libya (AP) — Rebel forces bore down Monday on Moammar Gadhafi's h...
Libya air raids hit Gadhafi stronghold of Sirte HADEEL AL-SHALCHI RYAN LUCAS Associated Press RAS LANOUF, Libya — International air raids targeted Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte for the first time Sunday night as rebels made a high-speed advance toward the regime stronghold, a formidable obstacle that must be overcome for the government opponents to reach the capital Tripoli. A heavy bombardment of Tripoli also began after nightfall, with at least nine loud explosions and anti-aircraft fire heard, an Associated Press rep...
In this image taken during an organized trip by the Libyan authorities, young Libyan men flash victory signs in Tripoli, Libya, Saturday from one of half a dozen buses said to be heading to the Eastern town of Benghazi on a "green peace march", as described by information ministry officials. AP Photo/Jerome Delay 2. Libyan rebels jubilate after taking the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Saturday. Libyan rebels regained control of the eastern gateway city of Ajdabiya on Saturday after international...
Targets deep within Libya hit; fewer US jets used HADEEL AL-SHALCHI RYAN LUCAS Associated Press BENGHAZI, Libya — French fighter jets hit aircraft and a crossroads military base deep inside Libya on Thursday as the U.S. reduced its combat role in the international operation that is working to thwart Moammar Gadhafi's forces by land, sea and air. Libya's air force has been effectively neutralized, and the government has taken part of its fight to the airwaves. State television aired pictures of bodies it said were victims o...
Targets deep within Libya hit; fewer US jets used HADEEL AL-SHALCHI RYAN LUCAS Associated Press BENGHAZI, Libya — French fighter jets hit aircraft and a crossroads military base deep inside Libya on Thursday as the U.S. reduced its combat role in the international operation that is working to thwart Moammar Gadhafi's forces by land, sea and air. Libya's air force has been effectively neutralized, and the government has taken part of its fight to the airwaves. State television aired pictures of bodies it said were victims o...
HADEEL AL-SHALCHI RYAN LUCAS Associated Press TRIPOLI, Libya — Moammar Gadhafi vowed a "long war" as allied forces launched a second night of strikes on Libya on Sunday, and jubilant rebels who only a day before were in danger of being crushed by his forces now boasted they would bring him down. The U.S. military said the international assault would hit any Gadhafi forces on the ground that are attacking the opposition. In an attack that carried as much symbolism as military effect, late Sunday a cruise missile blasted a b...
AP Photo/Altaf Qadri Libyan rebels run for cover after coming under heavy artillery fire from pro-Gadhafi forces along the front line near Brega, Libya, Friday. Libya's rebels will agree to a cease-fire if Moammar Gadhafi pulls his military forces out of cities and allows peaceful protests against his regime, an opposition leader said Friday as rebels showed signs that their front-line organization is improving. Libyan rebels say airstrike killed 13 of their own BEN HUBBARD RYAN LUCAS Associated Press BENGHAZI, Libya — An a...