Libyan rebel fighters take cover as a bomb dropped by an airforce fighter jet explodes near a checkpoint on the outskirts of the oil town of Ras Lanuf on March 7, 2011.
Libyan rebel fighters take cover as a bomb dropped by an airforce fighter jet explodes near a checkpoint on the outskirts of the oil town of Ras Lanuf on March 7, 2011.
A rebel fighter fires his rifle at a military aircraft loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi at a checkpoint in Ras Lanuf March 7, 2011.
Libyan rebel fighters flash the victory sign as they look at an airforce fighter jet flying overhead after dropping a bomb near a checkpoint on the outskirts of the oil town of Ras Lanuf on March 7, 2011.
Libyan rebel fighters defiantly raise their weapons moments after an airforce fighter jet dropped a bomb near a checkpoint on the outskirts of the oil town of Ras Lanuf on March 7, 2011.
Anti-Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi rebel, looks through his binocular at an advance check point between the oil town of Ras Lanouf and Bin-Jawad town, eastern Libya, Monday, March 7, 2011. Forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi have launched an airstrike against a rebel position in a key oil port. There were no casualties in the Monday morning attack in Ras Lanouf. Libyan rebels say they are regrouping after forces loyal to Gadhafi pounded opposition fighters with helicopter gunships, artillery and rockets on Sunday to stop the rebels’ rapid advance toward the capital.
A Libyan anti-government rebel lies by the roadside at an advance checkpoint between the town of Ras Lanouf and Bin-Jawad, eastern Libya, Monday, March 7, 2011. An airstrike hit Ras Lanouf, a key oil port held by the rebels, on Monday but there were no casualties. A day earlier, a heavy assault by pro-regime forces stalled the rebel advance.
Libyans prepare for clash in Ras Lanuf
Anti-regime protesters in Libya are reportedly preparing for a major face-off with pro-regime forces in the oil-rich city of Ras Lanuf.
The preparation by revolutionaries comes after forces loyal to the Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi seized back the city of Bin Jawad on Sunday, following deadly clashes with the opposition, a Press TV correspondent reports.
At least seven people were killed and over 50 injured in clashes in Bin Jawad.
Violence persists in different cities and towns.
Gaddafi’s tanks have shelled the civilian population in the western city of Misratah.
Witnesses say tanks and artillery fire have smashed into the city center in Misratah, Libya’s third biggest city.
The United Nations called for urgent and unimpeded access to areas of Libya affected by violence, particularly the western part of the country.
“The Secretary General (Ban Ki-moon) is deeply concerned about the fighting in western Libya, which is claiming a large number of lives and threatens even more carnage in the days ahead,” Ban’s spokesperson said in a statement published by the UN’s information center on Sunday.
Since Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi started the violent suppression of the country’s revolution several weeks ago, thousands of protesters, demanding his ouster, have lost their lives in the regime’s bloody crackdown.PressTV
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