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| Libya says key town recaptured from rebels |
| 2011-08-08 |
| [] Government troops have recaptured the strategic town of Bir Ghanam, southwest of Tripoli, from rebel forces, Libyan Prime Minister Baghdadi Mahmudi told news hounds on Sunday. "Life is back to normal in Bir Ghanam, and today it is under the full control of the regime," Mahmudi said a day after rebels said they captured the town which lies just 80 kilometres (50 miles) from the capital. Libyan rebels from the Berber-dominated Nafusa mountain range south of Tripoli claimed the capture of Bir Ghanam on Saturday as they pushed further east toward the capital. |
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