Saturday, March 12, 2011

Further Gains for Gaddafi in East

Muammar Gaddafi seems to be getting an upper hand in Libya, at least militarily. His forces are pushing the rebels back further to the east.
The military has bombarded the oil port of Ras Lanuf again, and pro-Gaddafi forces have reportedly taken the nearby town of Brega.
There are also reports of fierce attacks on Ajdabiya, which is on the way to the opposition stronghold of Benghazi.
Al Jazeera's Emike Umolu has more