NEAR AJDABIYA – There was heavy fighting between Libyan loyalists and rebels west of Ajdabiya on Saturday afternoon, as insurgents pushed toward the town of Brega, an AFP correspondent reported.
Rocket, mortar and small arms fire could be heard, as the rebels, taking advantage of NATO air strikes on Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi’s forces, claimed they held desert terrain beyond Ajdabiya, along a coastal road that leads to the key oil town of Brega, 80 kilometres (50 miles) away.
