Rebels capture Libyan oil town

Libyan rebels took back a key oil town and pushed westward today toward the capital, seizing momentum from the international airstrikes that tipped the balance away from Muammar Gaddafi’s military.

Rebels capture Libyan oil town

Libyan rebels took back a key oil town and pushed westward today toward the capital, seizing momentum from the international airstrikes that tipped the balance away from Muammar Gaddafi’s military.

Brega, a main oil export terminal in eastern Libya, fell after a skirmish late last night and rebel forces moved swiftly west, seizing the tiny desert town of Al-Egila – a collection of houses and a gas station – on their way to the massive oil refining complex of Ras Lanouf.

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