Libyan rebels now control Brega
Posted Aug 20, 2011 06:15:32 AM.
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A rebel spokesman says the strategic oil terminal of Brega in Eastern Libya is now completely under rebel control.
Ahmed Bani says that the industrial town of Brega was finally captured early Saturday morning. Rebels have been fighting for control of the city for over a week.
Brega’s capture is an important boost for the rebels because it contains Libya’s second-largest hydrocarbon complex and is where the country’s main oil fields is fed for refining.
Two U.S. officials tell CNN Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi may be making preparations for a “last stand” in Tripoli as rebels advance toward the capital. The territory remaining under gadhafi’s control has been shrinking dramatically in the past three weeks, with opposition fighters moving closer to Tripoli.
