Eastern Libya Continues Fight Against Gaddafi Forces

Author: peter Date: 14 November, Category: Fact, Visits 2139

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A Libyan rebel soldier takes a position April 6, 2011 outside of Brega, Libya. Rebel militias fighting against Libyan government loyalist soldiers continued their stand-off in the eastern Libyan desert today, regaining ground toward a key oil port while awaiting further NATO airstrikes in their quest to unseat longtime Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

A Libyan rebel commander beckons to his troops to take positions in the sand near front-line positions April 6, 2011 outside of Brega, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

A Libyan rebel soldier walks across the desert sand heading to front-line positions April 6, 2011 outside of Brega, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Libyan rebel soldiers watch as they fire rockets (background) toward Libyan government troops near front-line positions April 6, 2011 outside of Brega, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

A Libyan rebel soldier rubs his eyes near a front-line position April 6, 2011 near Brega, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Libyan rebel soldiers sit at a checkpoint on a road leading to front-line positions April 6, 2011 near Brega, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

A Libyan rebel looks to the sky as he hears sounds of aircraft overhead near front-line positions outside of Brega April 6, 2011 near Brega, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

A Libyan rebel commander walks on the main highway by an ambulance near front-line positions April 6, 2011 near Brega, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

A Libyan rebel commander looks through binoculars as he talks on a radio near front-line positions outside of Brega, Libya April 6, 2011. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Libyan rebels cheer on their comrades driving to front-line positions April 6, 2011 near Brega, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Libyan rebel soldiers keep watch near front-line positions outside of Brega April 6, 2011 near Brega, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Libyan rebels drive a truck mounted with a rocket launcher salvaged from a Russian attack helicopter near front-line positions April 6, 2011 near Brega, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

A young Libyan rebel wears a checkered scarf around his head on the road to Brega April 6, 2011 near Brega, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

A young Libyan rebel holds up a soda can at a rebel position on the road to Brega April 6, 2011 near Brega, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

A tattered tri-colored pre-Gaddafi Libyan flag used by rebels as the symbol of their uprising flies on a rebel truck on the road to Brega April 6, 2011 near Brega, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

A Libyan rebel soldier mans a heavy machine gun on the road to Brega April 6, 2011 near Brega, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

A Libyan rebel soldier rides with a rocket launcher on the road to Brega April 6, 2011 near Brega, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Libyan rebel soldiers sit on top of a booth at a checkpoint on a road leading to Brega April 6, 2011 near Brega, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Libyan rebel commanders embrace each other near front-line positions April 6, 2011 near Brega, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

A Libyan rebel soldier reads a Koran next a machine gun on the road to Brega April 6, 2011 near Brega, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

A woman cries as she flees with her family April 7, 2011 in Ajdabiyah, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

A Libyan rebel shouts in anger as his comrades withdraw April 7, 2011 in Ajdabiyah, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

A Libyan rebel soldier rubs his eyes as rebel forces withdraw from positions nearby April 7, 2011 in Ajdabiyah, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Libyan rebels watch react to the sound of rebel rocket fire April 7, 2011 in Ajdabiyah, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

A civilan truck packed with bags is directed down a highway during a hasty withdrawal April 7, 2011 in Ajdabiyah, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Libyan rebels watch as military equipment is withdraw down a highway April 7, 2011 in Ajdabiyah, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

A huge backup of civilian and rebel vehicles line up to flee April 7, 2011 in Ajdabiyah, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Libyan rebels withdraw April 7, 2011 in Ajdabiyah, Libya. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

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