Libyans from the rebel-held eastern town of Brega celebrate after rumor spread that fighters took over the town of Ras Lanuf from pro-Kadhafi forces during battles on March 4, 2011 as forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi have regained control of Zawiyah, near Tripoli, from rebel hands, state television reported.
Libyan fighters flash the ‘victory’ sign as they ride at the back of a pick-up truck on their way to battle against pro-Kadhafi forces, some 40 kms down the road of the northcentral city of Ras Lanuf on March 4, 2011 as forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi have regained control of Zawiyah, near Tripoli, from rebel hands, state television reported.
Libyan rebel fighters pray before heading to battle against pro Khadafi forces, some 40 km down the road of the northern central city of Ras Lanuf on March 4, 2011 as forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi have regained control of Zawiyah, near Tripoli, from rebel hands, state television reported.
Libyan rebel fighters pray before heading to battle against pro-Kadhafi forces, some 40 kms down the road of the northcentral city of Ras Lanuf on March 4, 2011 as forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi have regained control of Zawiyah, near Tripoli, from rebel hands, state television reported.
Libyan rebel fighters prepare to head to battle against pro-Kadhafi forces, some 40 kms down the road of the northcentral city of Ras Lanuf on March 4, 2011 as forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi have regained control of Zawiyah, near Tripoli, from rebel hands, state television reported.
Libyan rebels who are part of the forces against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi drive before leaving for the front-line near Ras Lanuf, west of the town of Brega, eastern Libya, Friday, March 4, 2011.
A man walks past the Azzawiya oil refinery in Zawiyah, 50 km (30 miles) west of the capital Tripoli March 4, 2011.
A Libyan rebel fighter readies himself before heading to battle against pro-Kadhafi forces, some 40 kms down the road of the northcentral city of Ras Lanuf on March 4, 2011 as forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi have regained control of Zawiyah, near Tripoli, from rebel hands, state television reported.
Libyans fighters held eastern town of Brega celebrate after rumor spread that fighters took over the town of Ras Lanuf from pro-Kadhafi forces during battles on March 4, 2011 as forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi have regained control of Zawiyah, near Tripoli, from rebel hands, state television reported.
Kemenangan atau kematian … Kami tidak akan berhenti sehingga kami membebaskan seluruh negara ini – Mustafa Abdel Jalil
Victory or death … We will not stop until we liberate all this country
Opposition forces claim they have taken control of an airport in the oil port of Ras Lanuf, after heavy fighting with Gaddafi forces.
Anti-regime protesters and the significant number of soldiers, who have defected to the opposition side, have vowed to take control of Tripoli.
“Victory or death … We will not stop until we liberate all this country,” Mustafa Abdel Jalil, head of the rebel National Libyan Council said.
Meanwhile, Gaddafi regime vigilantes and plainclothes police have clashed with thousands of protesters in several Tripoli neighborhoods.
The forces are using teargas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters, reports added.
Protesters chanted anti-regime slogans and burnt several effigies of Colonel Gaddafi in the eastern suburb of Tajoura.
Reports say Gaddafi’s military forces have bombed the eastern oil-rich town of Brega for the third consecutive day.
The key oil-producing town is now under the control of protesters.
Similar airstrikes have also been reported in the northeastern town of Ajdabiya 160 kilometers south of Benghazi.
This is while some reports say the Gaddafi regime has stepped up recruiting mercenaries from other African countries.
Protesters say they are ready to hold talks if the Libyan ruler steps down or goes into exile.
Several thousands of Libyans have been killed and many others have been injured after protests began in the North African nation on February 17.PressTV
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Flames are seen after an explosion at an ammunition storage facility at a military base in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, eastern Libya, on Friday March 4, 2011. Hospital officials said at least 17 people were killed after the blast, which triggered secondary explosions and hit a nearby residential area. The cause of the blast is unclear.
ALTERNATIVE CROP – Flames are seen after an explosion at an ammunition storage facility at a military base in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, eastern Libya, on Friday March 4, 2011. Hospital officials said at least 17 people were killed after the blast, which triggered secondary explosions and hit a nearby residential area. The cause of the blast was unclear.
BENGHAZI, LIBYA – MARCH 04: Bodies of rebel militiamen lie covered in a hospital morgue March 4, 2011 in Benghazi, Libya. Dozens of militiamen were reported killed and injured in an explosion at an arms depot Friday. Meanwhile, fellow rebels battled government forces of President Muammar Gaddafi to the west.
A wounded Libyan man who was injured in an explosion lies in his hospital bed, in Benghazi, eastern Libya, on Friday March 4, 2011. An explosion at an ammunition storage facility at a military base in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, eastern Libya, on Friday, killed at least 17 people according to hospital staff, after the blast which triggered secondary explosions and hit a nearby residential area. The cause of the blast was unclear.
Morgue attendants transport the body of people killed after a blast at an ammunition warehouse on the outskirts of Benghazi on March 4, 2011. Blasts at a Libyan military weapons depot killed at least 17 people outside the main rebel-held city of Benghazi today, a hospital doctor said.
A wounded Libyan man who was injured in an explosion lies in his hospital bed, in Benghazi, eastern Libya, on Friday March 4, 2011. An explosion at an ammunition storage facility at a military base in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, eastern Libya, on Friday, killed at least 17 people according to hospital staff, after the blast which triggered secondary explosions and hit a nearby residential area. The cause of the blast was unclear.
Breaking News…
Gaddafi forces bomb arms store in Benghazi-rebels
Tentera Diktator Gaddafi Mengebom Gudang Simpanan Senjata Pejuang Di Benghazi
(Adds Al Jazeera report on 17 dead, Al Arabiya saying 16 dead)
RAJMA, Libya, March 4 (Reuters) – Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi bombed an arms depot on the outskirts of Libya’s second city of Benghazi in the east of the country, Mustafa Gheriani, a spokesman for the rebel February 17th Coalition, told Reuters.
Al Jazeera television reported 17 people had been killed in the raid on the arms depot at Rajma near Benghazi. Al Arabiya put the death toll at 16.
The area around was cordoned off by rebel security forces, a Reuters witness said. There was a heavy smell of smoke and at least eight ambulances were seen ferrying casualties away from the scene.
“A lot of people have been killed. There are many people in the hospital. No one can approach, It’s still very dangerous,” said a resident who would only identify himself as Saleh.
He said he did not know what had caused the fire.
Another resident, who identified himself as Miftah, said that a fire engine was destroyed by the conflagration and houses collapsed nearby.
It was one of biggest weapons dumps in Benghazi region. The resident said, who works at a power station nearby, said windows were broken by the explosion several km (miles) away. “The fire is still raging and we fear more explosions,” Miftah said. (Reporting by
Tom Pfeiffer, editing by Peter Millership/Tom Perry)