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| Libyan rebels blame
Forces loyal to Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi sent rebels on a full-scale retreat Wednesday from towns captured earlier this week, as resistance sources blamed a sudden lack of allied air cover and a shortage of arms Truck Cover for the rout.“The revolutionaries are retreating because the airstrikes have stopped,” said Samad, who is close to rebels and only gave his first name out of concern for the safety of his family. U.S., French and British forces have been carrying out airstrikes on the regime’s positions to enforce a U.N.-authorized no-fly zone over Libya and protect civilians. NATO agreed earlier this week to take charge of all operations.The rebels have been urging foreign governments to provide them with weapons so they stand a better chance against Col. Gadhafi’s better-trained and better-armed troops.“It’s fair to say that, if we wanted to get weapons Truck Cover into Libya, we probably could. We’re looking at all our options at this point,” he told ABC News this week.Samad,GPS tracker, who has been in regular contact with rebels on the front lines, said they are fighting a lopsided battle against a well-armed enemy. “If the international community cannot protect us from the air, there is no way our light weapons can take on Gadhafi’s heavy artillery,” he told The Washington Times.The Defense Department said on Tuesday that 115 strike sorties had been flown against Col. Gadhafi’s forces in the previous 24 hours. Twenty-two Tomahawk cruise missiles Truck Cover had been fired.The rebels are retreating to Ajdabiya, a coastal city in the east that they recently won. The city of Bin Jawwad, which only earlier this week was in their control, has been lost to the regime and heavy fighting was reported in Ras Lanuf, a key oil town in the east. Topics related articles： Plug-In Hybrid Cars Obama not ruling out Libya arms Raw milk and Parsley |
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