Libya: Rebels Driven Out Of Key Oil Port
Sky NewsSaturday, March 12, 2011
Libyan rebels have admitted they have been forced out of the key oil port of Ras Lanuf by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s forces.
They say the dictator’s fighters now control both the town and the oil refinery there – but have vowed to take them back.
The admission was made by General Abdel-Fattah Younis, who was the country’s interior minister before he defected to the rebel side.
The opposition forces retreated following a sustained bombardment and the front line has moved back 12 miles from the outskirts of Ras Lanuf.
The retreat came despite a claim made on Friday by the rebels that they had fought off an attempt by Col Gaddafi’s militia to retake the eastern town.
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