Tuesday, March 29, 2011

The rebels recapture Ajdabiya Obama: "The coalition is winning"

ROME - The help that comes from heaven to the rebels called Libyan international coalition. Between last night and this afternoon the forces of opposition to the regime announced the recapture of Ajdabiya and, in a controversial manner and does not seem too full of Brega. Both cities are strategic centers in the eastern part of Sirte.

The attack on Gaddafi's army has focused on the other side of the gulf, where the forces of Colonel continued to bombard the enclave of Misurata. Except in the sky appeared to stop when the planes of the coalition. Measured in the airspace above, French jets have shot down seven aircraft Libyans.

The field of battle. There are two cities that the rebels had taken and then lost in the attack on Gaddafi. The first conquest was Ajdabiya, 160 km south of Benghazi, which is considered the 'gate' to two major oil centers. Among these Brega, located about 80 km to the west. Brega on the resumption of the voices are discordant, but it seems that the area was captured by rebels in the afternoon.

The rebels announced that they had chased Gaddafi's troops fleeing to the west, where there is another important oil center, Ras Lanuf. Referring to Ajdabiya, the Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Kaaim still spoke of a "strategic retreat" of the militia, and a forthcoming second conquest of the city.

A city that now appears ghostly and deserted, for the escape of a significant proportion of its inhabitants. The death toll of the clashes is uncertain, but the rebels reported nine dead and nine wounded. Other sources speak of at least 21 soldiers killed Gaddafi near the town where he was reportedly captured a general in the army of the Reys.

The Air Force F-16 took off from Trapani Italian military have made three visits between yesterday and today. Obama's message. From Washington comes the usual message that the U.S. president's weekend, for the American people. Barack Obama has announced that the international coalition is "winning" and has foiled a "humanitarian catastrophe" and "a bloodbath".

In his message, Obama made reference to the collective role of the international community in Brussels meanwhile, NATO is developing plans and rules of engagement necessary for the transition of command of the mission the coalition Alliance. As expected, and also as requested by Italy, France and despite asking for a NATO role in "technical".

Rebels and officials of the regime both attribute a crucial role in coalition air raids. The opposition forces have recognized the role of support, while the regime imposes on the intervention of the coalition massacres of civilians in the affected areas. Measured. The port city controlled by the rebels was attacked with tanks and artillery, until the arrival of coalition jets.

The budget for a week of clashes would be at least 115 deaths, the scheme also caused by snipers, according to witnesses, fired on civilians. According to a spokesman for the rebels, "dozens of snipers were dispatched today to measure" where forces loyal to Colonel had "forcibly evicted" the houses located at the western entrance of the city.

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