Libya Rebels Push to Regain Town as NATO Weighs No-Fly Zone

Libyan rebel fighters prepared an offensive to regain a town lost to Muammar Qaddafi’s forces as the U.S. and its allies stepped up discussion on imposing a no-fly zone that may help the insurgents win the civil war.

Opposition forces are seeking to recapture Bin Jawad, about 110 miles (160 kilometers) east of Qaddafi’s hometown of Sirte, after pulling out in the face of reinforced government troops, Khaled el-Sayeh, a coordinator between the fighters and their ruling council in Benghazi, said by phone. Qaddafi’s forces hit rebels in the area today with rocket barrages and airstrikes, the Associated Press reported.