LIBYA: NATO bombs Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces in Ajdabiyah for a fourth day, rebel forces say

Record ID: 862815

  • Title: LIBYA: NATO bombs Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces in Ajdabiyah for a fourth day, rebel forces say
  • Date: 5th May 2011
  • Summary: AJDABIYAH, LIBYA (MAY 4, 2011) (REUTERS) FRONTLINE IN AJDABIYAH VARIOUS OF TRUCK WITH REBEL IN BACK WITH HEAVY MACHINE GUN SIGNS AT FRONTLINE READING: 'BEWARE OF SNIPERS' AND 'FIGHTING AREA NO CIVILIANS OR JOURNALISTS ALLOWED' (SOUNDBITE) Arabic) FATHI MUKHTAR, REBEL FIGHTER, SAYING: "Their numbers (Gaddafi forces) vary. Some time they increase and sometimes they decrease. However, we continue to advance and move forward. We have reached Brega. After we entered about 40 or 50 kilometres inside Brega, NATO asked us (the rebels) to retreat. All the rebels retreated at that point and NATO started their airstrikes which have been continuing for the last four days. We still can hear shelling." SIGN READING: 'FIGHTING AREA NO CIVILIANS OR JOURNALISTS ALLOWED' VARIOUS OF DESTROYED TANKS AT FRONTLINE VARIOUS OF REBELS DRIVING TOWARDS THE GADDAFI SIDE VARIOUS OF ANOTHER DESTROYED TANK AT FRONTLINE GRAFFITI ON TANK READING: 'VICTORY OR DEATH' SHELL CASINGS SHELL CASINGS AND TANK IN BACKGROUND SIGN READING: 'ALSUNBULAH BAKERY' RESIDENTS OF AJDABIYAH QUEUING OUTSIDE BAKERY FOR BREAD VARIOUS OF BAKING AND PLACING BREAD IN WHITE SACKS MAN WITH WHITE SACK FULL OF BREAD WALKING OUT OF BAKERY
  • Embargoed: 20th May 2011 13:00
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  • Location: Libya
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  • Country: Libya
  • Topics: War / Fighting
  • Reuters ID: LVAB2V5G9ZHBI0MC8F7S6KWZNG7R
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  • Story Text: The Ajdabiyah frontline was quiet on Wednesday (May 4) and there were few rebels at the checkpoint which no civilians and journalists are allowed to cross beyond.
    One rebel told Reuters that NATO forces had now been bombing Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces on the other side for four days.
    "Their numbers (Gaddafi forces) vary. Some time they increase and sometimes they decrease. However, we continue to advance and move forward. We have reached Brega. After we entered about 40 or 50 kilometres inside Brega, NATO asked us (the rebels) to retreat. All the rebels retreated at that point and NATO started their airstrikes which have been continuing for the last four days. We still can hear shelling," Fathi Mukhtar said.
    The frontline in eastern Libya has been static west of the town of Ajdabiyah for a week with government troops digging in and rebels attempting to train and regroup.
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