Qaddafi Counterattacks in Rebel-Held East After UN Rebuke
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Libyan forces loyal to Muammar Qaddafi counterattacked against rebels on the east coast where much of the country’s crude is refined or shipped abroad, and the leader said his control of oil reserves is secure.
The two sides fought over Brega on the Gulf of Sidra today, and rebels regained control of an oil facility in the town, driving away government forces, according to a local oil official. Planes bombarded the area around Ajdabiya, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northeast of Brega, where rebels took control of a military camp, a witness said.