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.