Libyan fighters inch forward in Gadhafi hometown
SIRTE, Libya - Revolutionary fighters struggled to make gains in an assault into Gadhafi's hometown Saturday with bloody street-by-street battles against loyalist forces fiercely defending the most symbolic of the shattered regime's remaining strongholds.
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Libyan rebels say airstrike killed 13 of their own
BENGHAZI, Libya - A NATO airstrike intended to thwart Moammar Gadhafi's forces killed 13 rebel fighters in eastern Libya instead, the opposition said Saturday, but they described it as an "unfortunate accident" and stressed it did not diminish their support for the international air campaign.
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More disciplined Libyan opposition force emerging
AJDABIYA, Libya - Something new has appeared at the Libyan front: a semblance of order among rebel forces.
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Gadhafi's forces adapt to airstrikes, pound rebels
AJDABIYA, Libya - Moammar Gadhafi's ground forces recaptured a strategic oil town Wednesday and moved within striking distance of another major eastern city, nearly reversing the gains rebels made since international airstrikes began. Rebels pleaded for more help, while a U.S. official said government forces are making themselves harder to …
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Libya rebels flee Gadhafi assault as world debates
RAS LANOUF, Libya - Moammar Gadhafi's forces hammered rebels with tanks and rockets, turning their rapid advance into a panicked retreat in an hourslong battle Tuesday. The fighting underscored the dilemma facing the U.S. and its allies in Libya: Rebels may be unable to oust Gadhafi militarily unless already contentious …
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Air raids force Gadhafi retreat; rebels seize east
AJDABIYA, Libya - Libyan rebels clinched their hold on the east and seized back a key city on Saturday after decisive international airstrikes sent Moammar Gadhafi's forces into retreat, shedding their uniforms and ammunition as they fled.
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