Libya: Rebel forces 'repel Ajdabiya attack'

Jmaxfie1

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Thu Mar-17-11 04:23 AM
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Libya: Rebel forces 'repel Ajdabiya attack'

Source: BBC News

Libyan rebels have deployed tanks, artillery and a helicopter for the first time to repel an attack by pro-Gaddafi forces on the key town of Ajdabiya, the BBC understands.

The town is the last population centre before the rebel headquarters in Benghazi - Libya's second city, with a population of one million.

Col Gaddafi's forces say they have taken Ajdabiya and Benghazi is next.

Earlier, the US urged the UN to act in Libya, including a no-fly zone.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12769993

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truthisfreedom

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Thu Mar-17-11 04:26 AM
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1. Obama should put the Mideast and Europe in charge of this.

Sign off on it, and let them handle it. We've got our hands full.

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Teaser

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Thu Mar-17-11 05:59 AM
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2. recipe for a slaughter

The Arab league is a collection of human jokes, and Europe fails at this kind of thing consistently.

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ret5hd

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Thu Mar-17-11 06:31 AM
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3. Is the u.s. record any better?

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Teaser

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Thu Mar-17-11 08:33 AM
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4. Than the Arab League???

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