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Saturday, April 2, 2011
Libya: Coalition air strike near Brega kills 18 rebels. Now we’re fighting both sides in civil war.
Posted by ai at 6:05 PM
Question 1: Aren’t the rebels who are fighting for their freedom from Ghadi’s rule also civilians? I’m just sayin’…
Question 2: How can coalition forces effectively fight against a Libyan dictator when they can’t even agree on how to spell his name?
I’ll be here all week!
BBC reports that at least 13 people are reported to have been killed when a coalition plane flying over Libya fired on a rebel convoy between Brega and Ajdabiya on Friday, the rebels say.
Doctors at a hospital in Ajdabiya told the BBC that three medical students were among the dead.
Nato said it was looking into the incident but that it was very difficult to verify details about what happened.
The attack came after rebels reportedly fired an anti-aircraft gun.
Meanwhile, Libya's government rejected a rebel ceasefire offer. Spokesman Moussa Ibrahim dismissed the idea as "mad".
Troops loyal to Col Muammar Gaddafi would never withdraw from the rebel-held cities they were besieging, he said.
He also condemned recent coalition air strikes as "a crime against humanity" and said there had been civilian casualties in one attack on Thursday.
Vehicles destroyed
The rebels were on their way to Brega when they fired into the air with an anti-aircraft gun, the BBC's Nick Springate reported from the scene of the attack.
More details here
I guess we can chalk this up to the fog of war. You know all Libyans loo alike. Seriously, this war isa disaster.
From Sky News
This is going to be a long drawn out conflict because Ghadafi ain't going anythere.
Memeorandum
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