Saturday, August 13, 2011

Libya rebels claim victory in key oil terminal

In this photo taken on a government-organized tour a poster of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi hangs on the rubble after it was placed there by a villager at one of the homes destroyed during Tuesday's NATO airstrikes in the town of Majar, near Zlitan, Libya, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011. Libyan government officials brought a group of ambassadors from other nations to inspect the damage in the site where they claim 85 civilians were killed by the airstrikes. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

In this photo taken on a government-organized tour a poster of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi hangs on the rubble after it was placed there by a villager at one of the homes destroyed during Tuesday's NATO airstrikes in the town of Majar, near Zlitan, Libya, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011. Libyan government officials brought a group of ambassadors from other nations to inspect the damage in the site where they claim 85 civilians were killed by the airstrikes. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

In this photo taken on a government-organized tour people hold up images of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi during a protest in front of the Hungarian embassy in Tripoli, Libya, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011. Dozens of reported residents of the town of Majar, where the Libyan government claims that 85 civilians were killed in a NATO airstrike last Aug. 9, protested in front of the Hungarian embassy which is currently representing the U.S and the European Union interests in Libya, to demand a stop to the NATO airstrikes. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

In this photo taken on a government-organized tour, people hold photos of dead relatives during a protest in front of the Hungarian embassy in Tripoli, Libya, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011. Dozens of reported residents of the town of Majar, where the Libyan government claims that 85 civilians were killed in a NATO airstrike last Aug. 9, protested in front of the Hungarian embassy which is currently representing the U.S. and the European Union interests in Libya, to demand a stop to the NATO airstrikes. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

(AP) ? A Libyan rebel spokesman says rebel fighters have captured the key oil terminal of Brega from Moammar Gadhafi's troops after three weeks of fighting.

Mohammed al-Rijali says "Brega is liberated."

He says he was with the fighters when they took control of the strategic port earlier on Thursday. He spoke to The Associated Press over the telephone from nearby Ajdabiya.

The rebel claim could not be immediately verified.

Brega fell under rebel control briefly in March, but was recaptured by Gadhafi's forces shortly afterward.

Whoever controls the strategic oil terminal, which is also Libya's second-largest hydrocarbon complex, is in charge of the country's main oil fields.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) ? A Libyan rebel spokesman says rebel fighters are battling Moammar Gadhafi's troops inside a key oil terminal along the Mediterranean coast.

Mohammed al-Zawawi says two rebels died and 16 were wounded in Thursday's clashes.

He says the rebels pushed into the first of three residential compounds making up the port at Brega, a strategic oil terminal and Libya's second-largest hydrocarbon complex.

The rebel have been trying to reclaim Brega for the past three weeks. It's located 125 miles (200 kilometers) southwest of Benghazi, the de-facto rebel capital. Whoever controls the oil terminal will be in charge of the country's main oil fields.

Libya's 6-month old civil war has been deadlocked for months despite NATO's airstrikes to protect civilians.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/f70471f764144b2fab526d39972d37b3/Article_2011-08-11-ML-Libya/id-f0af4d738a494cffa357d00560460ca7

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