LIBYA: Gaddafi forces shell Libya's Misrata, killing 10

Record ID: 374813

  • Title: LIBYA: Gaddafi forces shell Libya's Misrata, killing 10
  • Date: 11th June 2011
  • Summary: DAFNIYAH, WESTERN PART OF MISRATA, LIBYA (JUNE 10, 2011) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF REBELS FIGHTERS SHOOTING AT FRONT-LINE IN DAFNIYAH REBELS CHANTING "ALLAH IS GREAT" REBEL FIGHTERS NEAR PICK-UP TRUCKS / AUDIO OF GUNFIRE PICK-UP TRUCK WITH MACHINE GUN ON TOP, DRIVING TO POSITION (SOUNDBITE) (ARABIC) NOOR AL-SHARKSI, A REBEL FIGHTER, SAYING: "Thank God, the situation is go
  • Embargoed: 26th June 2011 13:00
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  • Location: Libya
  • Country: Libya
  • Topics: Crime,War / Fighting
  • Reuters ID: LVA9PI7IE37J0HGC4X909HVQUPTO
  • Story Text: Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi shelled the rebel-controlled town of Misrata on Friday (June 10), killing at least 10 people.
    A Reuters journalist saw the bodies at the hospital in the besieged port city and heard the barrage strike. At least 10 other people were wounded. The artillery barrage came close to the hospital, although the building is far from the front lines.
    Rebels on the front-line in Dafniyah, a western suburb of Misratam, said Gaddafi forces were shelling the war-ravaged town with Grad missiles. Despite the renewed push from Gaddafi loyalists, the rebels remained defiant.
    "Thank God, the situation is good. God willing we will triumph," rebel Noor al-Sharksi said.
    Rebels said pro-Gaddafi forces had also shelled their positions in the Western Mountains region on Thursday (June 9) night, and accused NATO of not doing enough to stop them.
    Gaddafi troops and rebels have been deadlocked for weeks between the eastern towns of Ajdabiyah and the Gaddafi-held oil town of Brega. Rebels also control the western city of Misrata and the range of Western Mountains near the Tunisia border.
    The rebels, who rose up against Gaddafi five months ago as political upheaval coursed through the Arab world, lack military hardware and order but enjoy widespread sympathy abroad.
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