Reply #12: Libya rebels flee as Gaddafi retakes Brega

[joshcryer]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/30/libya-rebels-gaddafi-troops-brega">Libya rebels flee as Gaddafi retakes Brega
Troops loyal to the Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, have retaken Brega, forcing rebel fighters into a chaotic retreat under a barrage of tank and artillery fire to the town of Ajdabiya.

With Gaddafi's forces advancing on Ajdabiya, rebels are fleeing back to the position they held before Nato air strikes began, on Saturday.

Nato planes continued to bombard the regime troops, but their outgunned opponents were forced back from positions taken earlier in the week, when they advanced to within 60 miles of Sirte, Gaddafi's home city.

Meanwhile, as debate within the anti-Gaddafi international coalition over the legality of arming the rebellion continued, the foreign secretary, William Hague, said it would be possible to supply weapons under certain circumstances.

I wish the revolutionaries appreciated what happens to these cities when they're taken by Gaddafi forces. The entire cities are cracked down on, many supporters of the revolution are disappeared, and the people are silenced. If only they appreciated this sentiment more, they might fight harder.