Military forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi managed to enter the important oil port of Ras Lanuf east and face the rebels to seize control of the city, the insurgents announced Friday. Thursday night, Saif al Islam, a son of Muammar Gaddafi, has said that loyalist troops would launch a major offensive. Addressing the insurgents, he assured that NATO, Washington, Paris or London did "nothing to serve them," hammering "I swear before God that we will win (...) Victory is in sight ".
Reached by telephone, a fighter Ibrahim al Alouani said that he and his comrades were still in the city but they had seen soldiers in the center. "I saw about 150 men and three tanks. I can hear the fighting," he testified. Mohammed al-Mughrabi, claiming to speak as rebel spokesman said government troops arrived by boat and landed near the hotel in Ras Lanuf Fadeel.
"Four boats carrying 40 to 50 men each landed there. We are facing right now," he said. Brega a fighter said by his comrades in Ras Lanuf, government troops arrived by boats and tanks. The port, located about 500 km east of Tripoli, was pounded from the air Thursday. Air strikes were also reported by the rebels on the same day at Brega.
From attacks by loyalist forces, the head of the National Council of Libya, Mustafa Abdeljalil, whose head was a price on the plan, appealed for international aid, saying that without it "Qaddafi destroy" the countries. He has claimed an exclusion zone to stop air raids. 
Reached by telephone, a fighter Ibrahim al Alouani said that he and his comrades were still in the city but they had seen soldiers in the center. "I saw about 150 men and three tanks. I can hear the fighting," he testified. Mohammed al-Mughrabi, claiming to speak as rebel spokesman said government troops arrived by boat and landed near the hotel in Ras Lanuf Fadeel.
"Four boats carrying 40 to 50 men each landed there. We are facing right now," he said. Brega a fighter said by his comrades in Ras Lanuf, government troops arrived by boats and tanks. The port, located about 500 km east of Tripoli, was pounded from the air Thursday. Air strikes were also reported by the rebels on the same day at Brega.
From attacks by loyalist forces, the head of the National Council of Libya, Mustafa Abdeljalil, whose head was a price on the plan, appealed for international aid, saying that without it "Qaddafi destroy" the countries. He has claimed an exclusion zone to stop air raids.
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- Libya forces hold back rebel advance - The Hindu (06/03/2011)
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