AJDABIYA, Libya (AFP) – Libyan rebels were on Friday battling Moamer Kadhafi's forces around the oil town of Brega, as the West backed off from arming the rag-tag fighters and pushed for a political solution instead.
AJDABIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan rebels backed by allied air strikes retook the strategic town of Ajdabiyah on Saturday after an all-night battle that suggested the tide was turning against Muammar Gaddafi's forces in the east.
TRIPOLI – Rebels battled on to the eastern oil town of Ajdabiya Thursday as plans firmed for NATO to take over coalition operations after Tripoli came under attack for a sixth day and death tolls mounted.
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Rebels holding the Libyan city of Zawiyah said they repelled two attacks on Saturday by forces loyal to leader Muammar Gaddafi using tanks and artillery.
