{"id":287931,"date":"2011-03-03T11:47:16","date_gmt":"2011-03-03T11:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/03\/libya-anti-gaddafi-forces-repel-attack-on-key-oil-town\/"},"modified":"2011-03-03T11:47:16","modified_gmt":"2011-03-03T11:47:16","slug":"libya-anti-gaddafi-forces-repel-attack-on-key-oil-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/03\/libya-anti-gaddafi-forces-repel-attack-on-key-oil-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Libya: Anti-Gaddafi Forces Repel Attack on Key Oil Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"55.9473959696\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/><!-- close google_banner_mid div ---><\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.english.rfi.fr\/africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/7305b8cerfi-logo-en.jpg\" alt=\"Radio France Internationale (Paris)\" title=\"Visit Radio France Internationale (Paris)\" \/><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- begin story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p> 3 March 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Opponents in the east have pushed back an offensive led by forces loyal to Moamer Kadhafi on the key oil town of Brega.<\/p>\n<p>The Libyan leader has warned &#8220;thousands&#8221; would die if the US and its allies sought to implement a no-fly zone over the country<\/p>\n<p>While discussions continue at the UN on implementing a no-fly zone to stop Kadhafi from attacking his own people, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said any such decision was a long way off. Clinton warned on Wednesday that any intervention would be &#8220;controversial&#8221; in the Arab world.<\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_inset_a div ---><\/p>\n<p>In the eastern town of Brega, opponents of Kadhafi were celebrating their victory on Wednesday after Libyan fighter jets launched air strikes on the oil-rich town. Despite pounding rebels with heavy weaponry and tanks, Kadhafi&#8217;s forces were driven back by reinforcements sent in from Benghazi, the main city under opposition control.<\/p>\n<p>Opponents say at least ten people have died in the fighting, and an AFP reporter says he saw the bloodied bodies of four young men in a morgue.<\/p>\n<p>The opposition controls the eastern coast and some parts of western Libya, however Kadhafi remains in control of the capital Tripoli.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on state television, Kadhafi warned that the &#8220;battle will be very, very long&#8221; if foreign powers intervened. Separately, three Dutch soldiers were taken prisoner at the weekend by armed men loyal to Kadhafi during an operation to evacuate civilians.<\/p>\n<p>As the humanitarian crisis deepens, France has said it was sending a helicopter to help evacuate citizens.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Kadhafi discussed plans for an international peacekeeping mission to mediate the crisis in Libya, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We do confirm that Comandante Chavez had a conversation with Kadhafi yesterday (Tuesday) on a Peace Commission for Libya proposal,&#8221; Communications Minister Andres Izarra tweeted.<\/p>\n<p><i><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.english.rfi.fr\/africa\/20110303-kadhafi-warns-massacres-if-foreign-powers-intervene-libya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read or Listen to this story on the RFI website<\/a><\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- end story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_banner_subbody div ---><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><b>More News on allAfrica.com<\/b><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The rest is here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201103030708.html\" title=\"Libya: Anti-Gaddafi Forces Repel Attack on Key Oil Town\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Libya: Anti-Gaddafi Forces Repel Attack on Key Oil Town<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 3 March 2011 Opponents in the east have pushed back an offensive led by forces loyal to Moamer Kadhafi on the key oil town of Brega. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-287931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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