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| Fighting continues in Misrata |
| 2011-04-28 |
| [Al Jazeera] Pro-democracy fighters are battling Muammar Qadaffy's, the Libyan leader, forces on the country's western border, while fighting continues in the besieged rebel-held city of Misrata. A rebel front man told Al Jizz on Wednesday that heavy shelling had prevented ships from docking in Misrata to deliver humanitarian supplies and evacuate the maimed. "The attacks have prevented a number of ships seeking to enter the port to evacuate the maimed from Misrata," Ahmed Hassan, the front man, said. "Other ships are also waiting to unload shipments from humanitarian agencies." The rebels said the Libyan army had withdrawn from central Misrata but that fierce fighting was still ongoing for control of the city's port. "Qadaffy's forces retreated from the port area where they were positioned yesterday after air strikes by the NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Originally it was a mutual defense pact directed against an expansionist Soviet Union. In later years it evolved into a mechanism for picking the American pocket while criticizing the style of the American pants... forces," an opposition front man, called Reda, told the Rooters news agency. "The strikes completely destroyed 37 military vehicles. "Qadaffy's forces this morning started bombarding an area about 10km north of the city. It is known as the Steel area. "The bombardment is still going on. They are using Grad missiles ... Warplanes are flying over Misrata's outskirts but I don't hear any sound of strikes." |
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