Libya’s leader Muammar Gaddafi gestures before making a speech to supporters in which he sought to defuse tensions after more than 10 days of anti-government protests, in Tripoli March 2, 2011. Gaddafi, orchestrating a populist response to rebels threatening his rule, blamed al Qaeda on Wednesday for creating turmoil and told applauding supporters there was a conspiracy to control Libya and its oil.
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A rebel soldier gestures while holding onto a rocket-propelled grenade launcher (RPG) in Brega March 2, 2011.
Supporters cheer as a convoy of Libyan rebel soldiers drives in Ajdabiya on March 2, 2011 while pro Moamer Kadhafi soldiers and mercenaries armed with tanks and heavy artillery stormed the nearby city of Brega, 200 kilometres (125 miles) southwest of the main eastern city Benghazi, sparking heavy clashes.
Libyan rebel celebrate after they retake the Brega town from pro-Moaamar Gadhafi fighters, in Brega, east of Libya, on Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Regime opponents battled forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi who tried Wednesday to retake a key oil installation in a counteroffensive Wednesday against the rebel-held eastern half of the country. At one point in the flip-flopping battle, anti-Gadhafi fighters cornered the attackers in a nearby seaside university campus in fierce fighting that killed at least five.
Rebel forces are cheered by supporters as they ride on the back of a pick-up truck in Ajdabiya on March 2, 2011 while pro Moamer Kadhafi soldiers and mercenaries armed with tanks and heavy artillery stormed the nearby city of Brega, 200 kilometres (125 miles) southwest of the main eastern city Benghazi, sparking heavy clashes.
A rebel holds his ears as a bomb launched by a Libyan air force jet loyal to Libya’s leader Muammar Gaddafi explodes in the desert near Brega, March 2, 2011.
A rebel fires a rocket at a Libyan air force jet loyal to Libya’s leader Muammar Gaddafi during a battle in the desert near Brega, March 2, 2011.
Libyan rebels ready their weapons and munitions in Ajdabiya on March 2, 2011 as pro Moamer Kadhafi soldiers and mercenaries armed with tanks and heavy artillery stormed the nearby city of Brega, 200 kilometres (125 miles) southwest of the main eastern city Benghazi, sparking heavy clashes, residents said.
Libyan rebels prepare to battle in Ajdabiya on March 2, 2011 as Pro Moamer Kadhafi soldiers and mercenaries armed with tanks and heavy artillery stormed the nearby city of Brega, 200 kilometres (125 miles) southwest of the main eastern city Benghazi, sparking heavy clashes, residents said.
A Libyan rebel soldier carries ammunition as rebel forces prepare for battle in Ajdabiya on March 2, 2011 while pro Moamer Kadhafi soldiers and mercenaries armed with tanks and heavy artillery stormed the nearby city of Brega, 200 kilometres (125 miles) southwest of the main eastern city Benghazi, sparking heavy clashes.
AL-BREGA, LIBYA – MARCH 02: Rebel fighters celebrate after advancing on the front line against Libyan government forces on March 2, 2011 in al-Brega, Libya. The rebels drove out troops loyal to President Muammar Gaddafi from the coastal town after the government forces had taken it overnight.
AL-BREGA, LIBYA – MARCH 02: Rebel fighters celebrate after advancing on the front line against Libyan government forces on March 2, 2011 in al-Brega, Libya. The rebels drove out troops loyal to President Muammar Gaddafi from the coastal town after the government forces had taken it overnight.
Libyan rebel fighters stand on a hill as others perform the noon prayer on March 2, 2011 in Ajdabiya, 160 kms west of the eastern city of Benghazi. Opposition forces fought intense battles to repel Moamer Kadhafi’s forces from the nearby key eastern oil port of Brega as the regime’s biggest counter-offensive yet left at least 10 people dead.
A wounded Libyan man is treated inside a hospital in the eastern town of Brega, Libya, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Gadhafi vowed “We will fight until the last man and woman” and lashed out against Europe and the United States for their pressure on him to step down, warning that thousands of Libyans will die if U.S. and NATO forces intervene in the conflict.
A dead Libyan man is seen in a truck outside a hospital in the eastern town of Brega, Libya, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Gadhafi vowed “We will fight until the last man and woman” and lashed out against Europe and the United States for their pressure on him to step down, warning that thousands of Libyans will die if U.S. and NATO forces intervene in the conflict.
Pengikut setia Gaddafi dikalahkan di kota minyak Brega
Gaddafi men defeated in oil town Brega
Brega adalah pusat minyak terbesar di Libya, dan yang utama di benua Afrika dan merupakan salah satu pembekal utama minyak untuk Eropah Afrika Utara.Libyan anti-government protesters controlling the eastern town of Brega have repelled an assault by the forces loyal to embattled ruler Muammar Gaddafi.
Well-armed Gaddafi forces arrived in large numbers and at one stage appeared to hold the upper hand, however, they were later forced to retreat, the state-funded BBC reported on Thursday.
Brega is an oil hub of Libya, which is Africa’s major oil producer and one of Europe’s biggest North African oil suppliers.
It has been the first major attack on the town by Gaddafi’s troops since the revolution began in the North African country over two weeks ago.
According to medics, at least 14 people were killed and many others wounded during the early Thursday fighting. The number of the casualties on the part of the pro-Gaddafi forces has not been announced yet.
Earlier, forces loyal to Gaddafi used a fighter jet to pound positions belonging to opposition forces in Brega.
Two missiles fired from the aircraft landed a few meters from a square where anti-government protesters were celebrating their victory over Gaddafi loyalists in an earlier assault.
Another fighter jet earlier launched airstrikes on an arms’ depot in Ajdabiya, some 40 kilometers from Brega.
Gaddafi lost control of several main cities in the east and the west of Libya following the popular revolution in the North African nation.
Reports by human rights groups say over 6,000 people have so far been killed in the government’s harsh crackdown on anti-government protesters.
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