Shrapnels fly through the air as a tank shell explodes near Libyan rebel fighters defending their last position against Moamer Kadhafi’s loyalist forces at the north-central key Libyan oil town of Ras Lanuf on March 10, 2011.
RAS LANUF, LIBYA – MARCH 09: Rebel fighters advance on the frontline as rebel Katusha rockets fly overhead towards government positions on March 9, 2011 near Ras Lanuf, Libya. The rebels pushed back government forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi towards Ben Jawat.
Rockets are fired from rebels positions in Sidra, 10 kilometres (six miles) further west of Ras Lanuf, on March 10, 2011, as fighting in eastern Libya has killed at least 400 people and wounded 2,000 since February 17, medics there said.
Rockets are fired from rebels positions in Sidra, 10 kilometres (six miles) further west of Ras Lanuf, on March 10, 2011, as fighting in eastern Libya has killed at least 400 people and wounded 2,000 since February 17, medics there said.
Libyan fighters launch a rocket towards a position held by forces loyal to leader Colonel Gaddafi outside the town of Ras Lanuf. Opposition forces are relying on rocket and grenade launchers and anti-aircraft guns welded to pick-up trucks against Gaddafi’s tanks and aircraft.
A Libyan rebel fighter run for cover as shells explode nearby during a battle with forces loyal to leader Moamer Kadhafi, just few kilometers outside the oil town of Ras Lanuf on March 9, 2011.
Libyan fighters run for cover as shells explode nearby during clashes with forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi, outside the oil town of Ras Lanuf. Although the town is still in rebel hands, it is coming under bombardment from the air, and an important oil facility was hit yesterday.
RAS LANUF, LIBYA – MARCH 09: Libyan rebels fire Katusha rockets at government troops on the frontline on March 9, 2011 near Ras Lanuf, Libya. The rebels pushed back government troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi westward towards Ben Jawat.
RAS LANUF, LIBYA – MARCH 09: Libyan rebels pause to pray before a battle with government troops on the frontline on March 9, 2011 near Ras Lanuf, Libya. The rebels pushed back government troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi towards Ben Jawat.
RAS LANUF, LIBYA – MARCH 09: A Libyan rebel soldier is carried into a hospital after being injured while fighting government troops on the frontline on March 9, 2011 in Ras Lanuf, Libya. The rebels battled government troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, pushing them back towards Ben Jawat.
RAS LANUF, LIBYA – MARCH 09: Libyan rebels advance during a battle with government troops as a facility burns on the frontline on March 9, 2011 near Ras Lanuf, Libya. The rebels pushed back government troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi towards Ben Jawat.
RAS LANUF, LIBYA – MARCH 09: A rebel fighter carries of load of rocket propelled grenades while advancing on the frontline on March 9, 2011 near Ras Lanuf, Libya. The rebels pushed back government forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi towards Ben Jawat.
RAS LANUF, LIBYA – MARCH 09: Wounded Libyan rebel soldiers are brought to a hospital after being injured fighting government troops on the frontline on March 9, 2011 in Ras Lanuf, Libya. The rebels battled government troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, pushing them back towards Ben Jawat.
RAS LANUF, LIBYA – MARCH 09: Libyan rebels take cover while battling government troops on the frontline on March 9, 2011 near Ras Lanuf, Libya. The rebels repulsed a government offensive on Ras Lanuf and pushed back troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi towards Ben Jawat.
RAS LANUF, LIBYA – MARCH 09: A Libyan rebel fires on a government jet as a natural gas facility burns on the frontline on March 9, 2011 near Ras Lanuf, Libya. The rebels pushed back government troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi towards Ben Jawat.
Libyan rebel fighters run for cover as shells explode nearby during a battle with forces loyal to leader Moamer Kadhafi, just few kilometers outside the oil town of Ras Lanuf on March 10, 2011.
The battle of Ras Lanuf…
Libya oil town under fresh airstrikes
Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi’s forces have launched fresh airstrikes on Libya’s oil town of Ras Lanuf, hitting a building packed with medics in the center of the port city.
Two shells hit the center of Ras Lanuf on Thursday. A building packed with medics was hit in the attack, AFP reported.
Fighter jets appeared to target positions held by the opposition forces in the desert east of the city.
Fierce fighting continues in Libyan town of Zawiyah as forces loyal to the regime launch air and ground assaults on opposition forces.
This comes a day after warplanes struck Ras Lanuf and another oil port near As Sidra.
It is yet unclear whether there have been any casualties or damage. According to medics, at least 400 have been killed and over 2,000 others injured in eastern Libya since February 17, 2011.
Revolutionary forces are in control of several cities across the country, including Benghazi, Ajdabiyah, Brega, Ras Lanuf and Misratah. -PressTV
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