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| Libya rebels battle for Misurata airport |
| 2011-04-29 |
| Libyan rebels have fought to take over control of Misrata's airport, after pushing back Muammar Qadaffy's forces from the embattled city's sea port as the oil-rich country's tribes urged the longtime leader to relinquish power. Rebels in Libya's third-largest city said they were confident victory was "very close" for them in the strategic port city as a UN panel arrived in Libya to investigate violence and human rights ...not to be confused with individual rights,mind you... abuses. "Our freedom fighters have managed to defeat the soldiers of Qadaffy" by forcing them out of Misrata, Khalid Azwawi, head of the local transition committee, said late on Wednesday. "They managed to force them to leave, but not very far. That's why Qadaffy is trying to bomb the port," he said. There are also reports of heavy festivities between Qadaffy forces and rebels in the desert town of Kufra in Libya's remote southeast, Al Jizz has learned. |
| Posted by:Fred |