Rebels Claim Capture Back Brega

CAIRO, KOMPAS.com - Al Jazeera television quoted the Libyan rebels said they had seized back control of the oil city of Libya, Brega, Sunday, but no confirmation from independent parties. Witnesses said soldiers Libyan leader, Moamar Qaddafi master Brega, Sunday morning. After fighting in recent weeks, both sides often claim victory in the battles to fight the city. Rebel Colonel Hamed al-hasi, who claimed to be in Brega rebel spokesman, told Al Jazeera, "We have arrested 20 soldiers from Qaddafi and our troops kill 25 others. We have forced them to retreat 20 kilometers from the city." However, the AFP news sebebelumnya day, the rebels left the town lock Brega Libya on Sunday in the shooting intensified government forces, which move forward, while slow-growing foreign support for the no-fly area in the country. Dozens of rebels were seen leaving the coastal city of Brega toward Ajdabiya. Rebel sources said troops loyal to strongman Moamar Qaddafi approaching from the west and the Libyan state television, quoting military sources specified, then declare Brega "cleared of armed gangs." In Benghazi, 240 kilometers east of Brega, all cellular phone service suddenly stopped on Sunday for reasons unknown. Not yet clear whether other regions within the power of the rebels are also affected. Poemberontak spirit rose Saturday by the Arab League's decision to support no-fly zone in Libya.

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