The progress of the Libyan revolutionary militias last night found a strong resistance at Ben Jawad, about 150 miles east of Sirte. Gadafistas forces repelled the attack with rockets, grenades and light weapons. This is the first time in more than a week that the rebels are forced to backtrack. Until now they had gained ground with ease, but the truth is that very uninhabited desert occupied spaces.
The rebels have been repelidosa 50 kilometers of Sirte and have retreated chaotically towards Ben Jawad, the most important outpost in eastern Libya. Government forces attacked on Tuesday with machine guns and rockets, and caused a chaotic retreat of the rebels to Bin Jawad, said Reuters correspondent.
The opposition fighters ran for cover in the dunes to return fire before getting into the truck and rushed to take the road to Ben Jawad. Several shells landed near the road while fleeing, reports Europa Press. Sirte is different. The city, the birthplace of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, will present a tough battle.
Not so much by the power of the troops loyal to the dictator, but by the support of the population. The rebels and militias are not in favorable territory, but, as has happened to them, people have to cross that do not support them and where ambushes are easy. The revolutionary side is composed of about ten thousand men, very young and inexperienced, they do not obey any command structure.
Opposite are just as disorganized force but with a little more firepower. Sirte may mark the beginning of the civil war that yearn Gaddafi. You only need to obey the order civilians to take up arms. Having regard to the almost unanimous support of the rebels in eastern Libya Gaddafi seems impossible to have the ability to recover lost ground.
This does not mean, however, that face will not sell your skin. The people of Sirte may be the cannon fodder that the satrap sacrificed for the sake of keeping alive his revolutionary paranoia. In this case you can still pour a lot of blood. The gathering of more than 40 countries today in London try to prevent this nightmarish scenario.
The UN, the Arab League and the Organization for African Unity have to find a solution acceptable to Gaddafi. The offer, in exchange for an immediate ceasefire would be an exile in an African country to ensure their immunity. Meanwhile, Qaddafi denounced the Government through its official news agency Jana that the international coalition forces have attacked targets earlier today "civilians and military" in the city of Mizdah, about 180 kilometers south of Tripoli .
The bombings have killed at least one civilian death and numerous injuries, the report said. Another attack has been confirmed by U.S. forces has been on three ships Libyans to prevent fire on merchant ships in the port of Misrata, the main stronghold of the rebels in the west of Libya, said Tuesday the Sixth Fleet United States in a statement.
The aim of the operation were the Coast Guard 'Vittoria' and two similar ships. The 'Vittoria' was stranded on the shore, another boat was destroyed and the third was abandoned, said the source. The rebels are divided on whether to prosecute or not to Gaddafi. Benghazi liberal lawyers, who started the revolution of February 17, they want to arrest him and try him.
However, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, Minister of Justice of Gadhafi who spent sides in the early hours of popular uprising, is a supporter of exile and immunity. Jalil, with proven Islamic credentials, is a conservative current that has clashed with the interests of a significant part of the revolutionary movement.
This lack of unity will complicate any future solution. Hence the international community has expressed its willingness to coordinate peace talks between tribal leaders and the Transitional National Council, the protogobierno Benghazi. Any hope that post-Gaddafi's Libya is a state with face and eye passes through the involvement and certainly the leadership of tribal sheiks.
While diplomacy deploys its resources, revolutionary militants were preparing last night to stand in Ben Jawad. 
The rebels have been repelidosa 50 kilometers of Sirte and have retreated chaotically towards Ben Jawad, the most important outpost in eastern Libya. Government forces attacked on Tuesday with machine guns and rockets, and caused a chaotic retreat of the rebels to Bin Jawad, said Reuters correspondent.
The opposition fighters ran for cover in the dunes to return fire before getting into the truck and rushed to take the road to Ben Jawad. Several shells landed near the road while fleeing, reports Europa Press. Sirte is different. The city, the birthplace of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, will present a tough battle.
Not so much by the power of the troops loyal to the dictator, but by the support of the population. The rebels and militias are not in favorable territory, but, as has happened to them, people have to cross that do not support them and where ambushes are easy. The revolutionary side is composed of about ten thousand men, very young and inexperienced, they do not obey any command structure.
Opposite are just as disorganized force but with a little more firepower. Sirte may mark the beginning of the civil war that yearn Gaddafi. You only need to obey the order civilians to take up arms. Having regard to the almost unanimous support of the rebels in eastern Libya Gaddafi seems impossible to have the ability to recover lost ground.
This does not mean, however, that face will not sell your skin. The people of Sirte may be the cannon fodder that the satrap sacrificed for the sake of keeping alive his revolutionary paranoia. In this case you can still pour a lot of blood. The gathering of more than 40 countries today in London try to prevent this nightmarish scenario.
The UN, the Arab League and the Organization for African Unity have to find a solution acceptable to Gaddafi. The offer, in exchange for an immediate ceasefire would be an exile in an African country to ensure their immunity. Meanwhile, Qaddafi denounced the Government through its official news agency Jana that the international coalition forces have attacked targets earlier today "civilians and military" in the city of Mizdah, about 180 kilometers south of Tripoli .
The bombings have killed at least one civilian death and numerous injuries, the report said. Another attack has been confirmed by U.S. forces has been on three ships Libyans to prevent fire on merchant ships in the port of Misrata, the main stronghold of the rebels in the west of Libya, said Tuesday the Sixth Fleet United States in a statement.
The aim of the operation were the Coast Guard 'Vittoria' and two similar ships. The 'Vittoria' was stranded on the shore, another boat was destroyed and the third was abandoned, said the source. The rebels are divided on whether to prosecute or not to Gaddafi. Benghazi liberal lawyers, who started the revolution of February 17, they want to arrest him and try him.
However, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, Minister of Justice of Gadhafi who spent sides in the early hours of popular uprising, is a supporter of exile and immunity. Jalil, with proven Islamic credentials, is a conservative current that has clashed with the interests of a significant part of the revolutionary movement.
This lack of unity will complicate any future solution. Hence the international community has expressed its willingness to coordinate peace talks between tribal leaders and the Transitional National Council, the protogobierno Benghazi. Any hope that post-Gaddafi's Libya is a state with face and eye passes through the involvement and certainly the leadership of tribal sheiks.
While diplomacy deploys its resources, revolutionary militants were preparing last night to stand in Ben Jawad.
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