Mar 2, 2011
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Libya: Rebels await counter-attack; Gaddafi defiant
Photo by: Asmaa Waguih / Reuters By REUTERS
02/28/2011 11:42 Rebels awaited a counter-attack by Muammar Gaddafi's forces on Monday, after the Libyan leader defied calls for him to quit in the hardest-fought of the Arab world's wave of uprisings.
Rebels holding Zawiyah, only 50 km (30 miles) west of Tripoli, said about 2,000 troops loyal to Gaddafi had surrounded the city.
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Libyan rebels fight back military, shoot down aircraft
Photo by: Asmaa Waguih / Reuters By REUTERS
02/28/2011 13:12 Talkbacks (1) Opponents of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have held off an attack by pro-government forces near the town of Misrata and shot down a military aircraft, a witness told Reuters on Monday.
Misrata is 200 km (125 miles) east of the Libyan capital. "An aircraft was shot down this morning while it was firing on the local radio station. Protesters captured its crew," said the witness, Mohamed.
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