Rebels repel Gaddafi loyalists in battle for key Libyan oil port

BREGA, LIBYA - Rebel fighters repelled powerful ground and air assaults on this key oil port Wednesday as forces loyal to Moammar Gaddafi launched their first offensive against the opposition-controlled eastern part of Libya.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/01/AR2011030106071.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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