AJDABIYA, Libya (AFP) – Moamer Kadhafi's forces were pushing rebels further back in east Libya on Wednesday after routing them outside the key city of Sirte as world powers mulled arming the rag-tag band of fighters. Correspondents said Kadhafi's troops were closing in on the oil refinery town of Ras Lanuf, 370 kilometres (230 miles) west of the rebel stronghold city of Benghazi, and pounding it with artillery fire. Kadhafi's home town and rebel target Sirte lies a distant 230 km further west of Ras Lanuf. On Tuesday the rebels seeking to topple Kadhafi came within 100 km of Sirte, the strongman's hometown, before encountering fierce resistance from loyalist troops….
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