LIBYA REVOLT: ADVANCING REBELS CAPTURE OIL TOWN BREGA

 

French jets were the first coalition aircraft to launch attacks against Col Gaddafi's forces last week

Libyan rebels are advancing westwards after re-taking the port of Ajdabiya from Muammar Gaddafi's forces.

They have captured the coastal town of Brega without a fight and say they are moving towards the heartland of Col Gaddafi's support.

One report says rebel fighters have pushed the main front line as far west as the outskirts of the town of Ujala.

France says its aircraft destroyed at least five Libyan government jets and two helicopters on Saturday night.

France, one of the coalition countries enforcing a UN no-fly zone aimed at protecting civilians, says this happened at a government air base near rebel-held Misrata, which has become a key focus for the battle in western Libya.

Misrata is the only significant rebel-held city left in the west, and has been under heavy bombardment for days.

The Libyan government says coalition forces have been carrying out air strikes between Ajdabiya and the town of Sirte, a major pro-Gaddafi stronghold.

In the capital Tripoli, government spokesman Mussa Ibrahim said: "We are losing many lives, military and civilians."

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