Fourteen mortar shells launched by the forces of Colonel Gaddafi have fallen, Thursday, May 5, inside Tunisian territory after the resumption of heavy fighting with rebels. These bombings, confirmed by the Tunisian news agency TAP, always aim to regain control of the Libyan border Baouab crossing point south of Tunisia between the two countries.
The hands of insurgents since April 21, this border crossing is strategic for the rebels because it allows them to evacuate their families and supplies. The mortar shells reportedly hit the towns of Martabe and Afina, a few kilometers from the Tunisian town of Dehiba. One would have brushed against a drinking water reservoir supplying the town last more than 3 000.
Sunday, April 30, three shells launched by Gaddafi had already failed to reach homes Dehiba, and fighting between the warring parties had taken place on Tunisian soil, near the border. The Tunisian army has reinforced its presence, but has so far instructed not to retaliate. For the first time on Wednesday, the Tunisian Minister of National Defence, Abdelkarim Zebidi, visited the region and called for "vigilance" of the military sector of the first territorial grouping Sahara, which protect the southern borders of countries.
During his visit to the centers near Remada, about 50 kilometers from the Libyan border, Mr. Zebidi praised the efforts of the Tunisian military for the proper management of the situation Dehiba, including sanitary supervision and accommodation Libyan many refugees. On Thursday, a hospital plane from Benghazi Libyan landed at Tunis-Carthage International Airport, with 19 wounded aboard Libyan and their relatives.
Isabelle Mandraud 
The hands of insurgents since April 21, this border crossing is strategic for the rebels because it allows them to evacuate their families and supplies. The mortar shells reportedly hit the towns of Martabe and Afina, a few kilometers from the Tunisian town of Dehiba. One would have brushed against a drinking water reservoir supplying the town last more than 3 000.
Sunday, April 30, three shells launched by Gaddafi had already failed to reach homes Dehiba, and fighting between the warring parties had taken place on Tunisian soil, near the border. The Tunisian army has reinforced its presence, but has so far instructed not to retaliate. For the first time on Wednesday, the Tunisian Minister of National Defence, Abdelkarim Zebidi, visited the region and called for "vigilance" of the military sector of the first territorial grouping Sahara, which protect the southern borders of countries.
During his visit to the centers near Remada, about 50 kilometers from the Libyan border, Mr. Zebidi praised the efforts of the Tunisian military for the proper management of the situation Dehiba, including sanitary supervision and accommodation Libyan many refugees. On Thursday, a hospital plane from Benghazi Libyan landed at Tunis-Carthage International Airport, with 19 wounded aboard Libyan and their relatives.
Isabelle Mandraud
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