Libyan militias prepare to join forces before assault on Tripoli

[SpartanDem]

Source: The Guardian

Groups of revolutionaries are starting to move towards western Libya in an attempt to link up with opposition militias near Tripoli, setting the stage for a final assault on the capital – perhaps within weeks.

The groups are heavily armed with military weapons, which have been looted from every army base and police headquarters east of the central oil town of Ras Lusafa. They have fought skirmishes with pro-regime forces near the Gaddafi family stronghold of Sirte, but have so far avoided intensive clashes.

Organisers in Benghazi said the groups were mostly youths and former security forces who defected during the battles that led to the fall of the city.

Ramadan Faitoura, a member of the newly formed interim government in Libya's second city, said the groups were not part of an official push westward, although they have the support of the nascent leadership


Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/27/libyan-militias-prepare-assault-tripoli

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[pinboy3niner]

1. K&R

[dipsydoodle]

2. Beginning to sound

like the last days of the Cuban Revolution.

Hasta La Victoria Siempre - Onward to Victory.

[Ghost Dog]

3. Yeah. Santa Clara.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5oi5k_carlos-puebla-hasta-siempre-comanda_music

[dipsydoodle]

4. Yup

That's where Ernesto hijacked the munitions train. I was there on the spot last October. They've resurrected the event with derailed train carriages and torn up tracks as a museum.

:hi: