From: AFP
July 20, 2011 8:49AM
Libyan rebel fighters gesture at the checkpoint some 20km west from the rebel-held Ajdabiya towards the strategic oil town of Brega, Libya, yesterday, attempting to cut Muammar Gaddafi and his supporters off further from oil and cash. Source: AP
THE White House said yesterday that Muammar Gaddafi is clearly losing his grip on power and on his way out after four decades leading Libya.
"Every metric is showing that the situation is moving against Colonel Gaddafi," White House spokesman Jay Carney said.
"He controls less territory, (and) the opposition is on the offensive in a variety of areas of the country," Mr Carney said.
The Libyan strongman is also "cut off from fuel and cash," and the international community "is moving to recognise the TNC."
The United States and other Western and regional powers on Friday recognised the rebel Transitional National Council (TNC) as Libya's legitimate authority.
US envoys meanwhile held a rare weekend meeting with regime representatives "to deliver a clear and firm message that the only way to move forward is for Gaddafi to step down," a US official said in Washington on Monday, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Gaddafi said he would not bow under the pressure of NATO air strikes and the rebellion against him, insisting yesterday that his loyalists would recapture lost territory.
Libyan rebels claim to have wrested control of the key refinery town of Brega from Gaddafi loyalists, though the regime denies the town had fallen.
Libyan government forces in trucks disguised with rebel flags shelled opposition positions near the strategic eastern oil town of Brega, killing eight rebel fighters and wounding dozens more.
In an audio message directed at a rally of thousands in the town of al-Aziziya, embattled ruler Muammar Gaddafi emphasised the importance of Libya's vast oil wealth to his regime, and called the civil war a battle ``for our way of life.''
Rebel forces have been pushing to seize the front-line town of Brega, which is home to an oil refinery and terminal, for nearly a week, but they say fields of land mines planted by Gaddafi's forces have slowed the advance.
The rebels are fighting in a residential area on Brega's eastern side and control about one-third of the town, spokesman Mohammed al-Rajali said.
Field commander Ahmed Maysawi said rebel forces were working to clear the mines so they can move forward while government troops are occasionally approaching in trucks disguised with rebel flags to shell rebel positions with mounted rocket launchers.
Mohammed Idris, a doctor at the hospital in the nearby city of Ajdabiya, said eight rebels were killed and dozens wounded on Tuesday. That raised to at least 34 rebels killed in five days of fighting, according to Idris.
He said the rebels had taken four prisoners, and one dead government soldier had been taken to the rebel hospital. It is unclear how many other government soldier have been killed.
The Libyan government rarely provides information on its casualties.
In his audio message, Gaddafi emphasised the importance of Libya's wealth and made a rare reference to the fuel shortages caused by Tripoli's international isolation that have made life hard in government-controlled areas.
``This battle is in our homes. It has affected our children's food, our oil, our oil fields,'' he said in a clip shown on state TV.
``It cuts off electricity, it cuts off gas. This battle is for our children's food, for our way of life.''
Some 5,000 people, mainly from the local Warshafana tribe gathered in the main square of al-Aziziya, around 48 kms south of Tripoli, and cheered wildly, waving green flags.
Related Coverage
.Rebel forces re-enter Brega - Herald Sun, 2 days ago
.Ten killed in Libyan rebel push - Courier Mail, 3 days ago
.Libya rebels breach Brega: spokesman - The Australian, 3 days ago
.West tightens its grip on Gaddafi - Courier Mail, 4 days ago
.Libyan rebels fall back - The Australian, 4 days ago
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