Gaddafi forces take Brega

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Source: Aljazeera

Libyan rebel forces have had to abandon the oil town of Brega and head east towards Ajdabiya in the face of a renewed offensive by troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan leader.

Both sides exchanged heavy fire on Tuesday, but just a day after rebels had taken over a residential part of the city, they were forced to retreat and head back east towards the city of Ajdabiya.

Opposition forces said they came under rocket and artillery fire, and while they attempted to fight back with mortars and rockets of their own, they were unable to retake Brega.

"When you see this, the situation is very bad. We cannot match their weapons,'' said Kamal Mughrabi, 64, a retired soldier who joined the opposition army. "If the planes don't come back and hit them we'll have to keep pulling back."

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