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‘Many casualties’ as Libyan rebels batter Zawiyah

A Libyan rebel flashes the V-sign for victory on the western outskirts of the town of Zawiyah

ZAWIYAH, Libya (AFP) - (AFP) - Libya's rebels said they suffered many casualties on Sunday as they advanced on Moamer Kadhafi's forces in the western port of Zawiyah, after losing a tank and four fighters in a "friendly fire" air strike.
"Our forces are in control of the western and southern gates of Zawiyah, and have pushed three kilometres (1.8 miles) into the city," Bashir Ahmed Ali, command [...]

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Libyan rebels on offensive 6 months into uprising

A wounded Libyan rebel, shot by a sniper, lies on a hospital bed in Misrata

BENGHAZI, Libya (AFP) - (AFP) - Rebels from Misrata pushed into the western Libyan town of Tuarga Friday to halt rocket attacks by Moamer Kadhafi's forces, as they buried five fighters killed in the eastern front of Brega.
Rebels were rattling the gates of Brega, a strategic oil hub, almost six months after rising up against Kadhafi's forces, which a top NATO commander said were no longer able [...]

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Libyan rebels at the gates of oil hub Brega

Libyan rebel fighters climb on a multiple rocket launcher on the oustskirts of Brega

BREGA, Libya (AFP) - (AFP) - Libyan rebels fighting to oust strongman Moamer Kadhafi have no doubt about it -- in just a "a few days" they plan to retake the strategic oil hub of Brega, nestled on the Gulf of Syrte.
Rebels, backed by NATO helicopters, have tried for the past three weeks to seize this vital port 240 kilometres (140 miles) southwest of their eastern stronghold Benghazi.
On Wedne [...]

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Libya blasts NATO village ‘massacre,’ rebels in crisis

The night skies are lit as one of several powerful blasts rocked the Fernej district of southwest Tripoli

MAJER, Libya (AFP) - (AFP) - Libyan authorities on Tuesday accused NATO of a "massacre" of 85 villagers in air strikes in support of rebels, whose political leadership was in crisis after the sacking of its top officials.
Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi said world powers would be held responsible for the "ugly massacre committed by NATO" on the village of Majer, the official JANA news agency re [...]

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Libya rebels battle Kadhafi offensive

Libyan rebels come under fire at an intersection beyond Bir Ghanam

BENGHAZI, Libya (AFP) - (AFP) - Libyan rebels battled to defend their gains in the face of an offensive by troops loyal to Moamer Kadhafi on Monday, holding on to strategic Bir Ghanam but suffering casualties elsewhere.
Rebels fighting at Zliten, 120 kilometres (75 miles) to the east of Tripoli, admitted they were running low on ammunition as they struggled to hold off an assault by loyalist fo [...]

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Kadhafi forces report gains, launch offensive

Libyan rebels come under fire at an intersection beyond Bir Ghanam

BENGHAZI, Libya (AFP) - (AFP) - Rebels in the western Libyan town of Zliten were said to be low on ammunition and on the defensive on Sunday, as the regime said its forces had retaken the strategic southwest town of Bir Ghanam.
Abdul Wahab Melitan, a rebel spokesman in the port city of Misrata near Zliten, said forces loyal to strongman Moamer Kadhafi had launched an assault on rebel positions [...]

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Libyan warring forces dispute Kadhafi son’s death

A Libyan rebel prays on the first Friday noon prayer of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan

BENGHAZI, Libya (AFP) - (AFP) - Libya's rebel forces on Friday said a NATO strike killed Moamer Kadhafi's youngest son Khamis and 31 others, a claim that was sharply denied by the authorities in Tripoli.
A rebel military spokesman said NATO had hit a military operations centre overnight in the western town of Zliten killing 32, including Khamis, a feared military commander.
"Overnight there wa [...]

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Libya rebels ‘in talks with Kadhafi regime’: writer

Libyan men look at the sunset marking the end of the first fasting day of Islam's holy month of Ramadan on August 1

BENGHAZI, Libya (AFP) - (AFP) - The unity of Libya's revolutionaries became the latest casualty on Wednesday of the shock assassination of a top general, as a key rebel group demanded senior ministers and military brass be fired.
The head of the February 17 Coalition -- whose members kick-started the revolt against Moamer Kadhafi -- told AFP the ministers of defence and international affairs mu [...]

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Boat with 330 migrants from Libya reaches Italy

On Monday, Italian coast guards had found 25 people choked to death in the engine room of a similar boat

ROME (AFP) - (AFP) - A boat carrying 330 migrants from Libya arrived late Tuesday on the Italian island of Lampedusa, a day after officials found 25 people choked to death in the engine room of another Libyan refugee boat.
Tuesday's wooden refugee vessel, accompanied to shore by the Italian coast guard, was just 15 metres (50 feet) long and carried migrants, mostly from Somalia and Nigeria, inc [...]

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Libya rebels push forward as ‘hit list’ found

A Libyan family break their fast at the end of the first fasting day of Islam's holy month of Ramadan in Benghazi

BENGHAZI, Libya (AFP) - (AFP) - Libyan rebels said on Tuesday they had punched through to the centre of the western town of Zliten in fierce combat, while claiming to have seized a hit list of their leaders from a sleeper cell in their midst loyal to Moamer Kadhafi.
"The rebels advanced today inside Zliten to control the centre. Now there is a vicious fight with Kadhafi's forces," said Colonel [...]

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