Libya: Bombardment continues in Ras Lanuf

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Rebels defended the oil port of Ras Lanuf against airstrikes by forces.

10 March,2011 02:15 am

The rebels defended the oil port of Ras Lanuf against airstrikes by forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Wednesday.Warplanes bombed rebel positions around the town, where the front line is shifting, with rebels in 4x4 trucks mounted with weapons engaging the army in strike and counter-strike. While revolutionary euphoria seemed to have dimmed, one fighter said time was running out for the Libyan leader. Air strikes hit rebels behind the stretch of no mans land desert between Ras Lanuf and Bin Jawad, 550 km east of Tripoli. The towns are about 60 km apart on the strategic coast road along the Mediterranean Sea.While at the Al-Jelaa hospital in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, it was a busy day for medical workers on Wednesday as dozens of injured rebels and civilians were brought in. Most of them were injured by sniper fire and bombardment by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafis forces in the Brega and Bin Jawad towns.