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Mar 10, 2011

Rebels retreat from Libyan oil port amid barrage


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Rebels fire a rocket-propelled grenade at a Libyan air force fighter jet on March 10, 2011 in Ras Lanuf, Libya. More photos »
AP – Libyan volunteers stand on the outskirts of the eastern town of Ras Lanouf, Libya, Thursday, March 10, …
By PAUL SCHEMM, Associated Press Paul Schemm, Associated Press – 47 mins ago
RAS LANOUF, Libya – With fierce barrages of tank and artillery fire, Moammar Gadhafi's loyalists threw rebels into a frantic retreat from a strategic oil port Thursday in a counteroffensive that reversed the opposition's advance toward the capital of Tripoli and now threatens its positions in the east.

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