Rebels take over town from Gaddafi forces

Libyan rebels backed by extensive allied air raids have seized control of the frontline oil town of Ajdabiya from Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's forces.

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Saturday, 26.03.2011.

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Libyan rebels backed by extensive allied air raids have seized control of the frontline oil town of Ajdabiya from Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's forces. Insurgents have been celebrating amid the ruins of tanks and artillery pieces left behind after air strikes. Rebels take over town from Gaddafi forces Gaddafi loyalists seized the town last week as they advanced east to quell an uprising which began in mid-February. A Libyan minister said the army had left the town after the "heavy involvement" of Western forces. The rebel breakthrough came after a seventh night of bombardment by allies enforcing a UN resolution against Gaddafi. British RAF Tornado aircraft have been firing Brimstone guided missiles at his forces in recent days around Ajdabiya, a town of about 100,000 people.

Rebels take over town from Gaddafi forces

Gaddafi loyalists seized the town last week as they advanced east to quell an uprising which began in mid-February.

A Libyan minister said the army had left the town after the "heavy involvement" of Western forces.

The rebel breakthrough came after a seventh night of bombardment by allies enforcing a UN resolution against Gaddafi.

British RAF Tornado aircraft have been firing Brimstone guided missiles at his forces in recent days around Ajdabiya, a town of about 100,000 people.

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