LIBYA: Libyan rebels continue their assault on Gaddafi loyalists in a bid to to break battlefield stalemate

Record ID: 862881

  • Title: LIBYA: Libyan rebels continue their assault on Gaddafi loyalists in a bid to to break battlefield stalemate
  • Date: 27th May 2011
  • Summary: 40KM FROM AJDABIYAH TOWARDS BREGA, LIBYA (MAY 25, 2011) (AMATEUR VIDEO) REBELS ON BACK OF PICK UP TRUCK WITH MACHINE GUN TRUCK WITH IMPROVISED ROCKET LAUNCHER ON BACK / REBELS ON BACK OF TRUCK WITH MACHINE GUN VARIOUS OF ROCKETS BEING FIRED FROM TRUCK REBEL POINTS TO SKY AS ROCKET SHOOTS PAST MORE OF ROCKETS BEING LAUNCHED
  • Embargoed: 11th June 2011 13:00
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  • Location: Libya
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  • Country: Libya
  • Topics: War / Fighting
  • Reuters ID: LVAB9JAVDQ3YPB9A2OIJLGRNK6C4
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  • Story Text: Libyan rebels continued their assault on Gaddafi loyalists on Wednesday (May 25) as they tried to break the battlefield stalemate and advance west towards Brega.
    Using makeshift launchers mounted on to the back of pick up trucks, the rebels launched barrages of rockets towards loyalist positions.
    Western warplanes have been bombing Muammar Gaddafi's tanks and artillery in eastern Libya to try to help rebels take the strategic town of Ajdabiyah.
  • Copyright Holder: AMATEUR VIDEO (CAN SELL)
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