Qaddafi Forces Resume Air Attacks on Retreating Libyan Rebels

Muammar Qaddafi’s warplanes carried out air strikes against rebels in the town of Ajdabiya for a second day, as the Libyan leader’s offensive sparked disagreements among Western nations over how to respond.

Air force jets pounded Ajdabiya and the road linking it to the oil port of Brega, where rebels and government troops have been fighting for control, said Mohamed El Megaryef, a resident. Helicopters dropped leaflets promising amnesty for people who backed Qaddafi, he said. Government forces recaptured Zwara, the last rebel-held town west of the capital, Tripoli, after an artillery bombardment today, the Associated Press reported.