Gadhafi forces strike back at Libya uprising
BENGHAZI, Libya – Foreign mercenaries and Libyan militiamen loyal to Moammar Gadhafi tried to roll back the uprising against his rule that has advanced closer to his stronghold in Tripoli, attacking two nearby cities in battles that killed at least 15 people. But rebels made new gains, seizing a military air base, as Gadhafi blamed Osama bin Laden for the upheaval. The worse bloodshed was in Zawiya, 50 kilometres west of the capital Tripoli. An army unit loyal to Gadhafi opened fire with automatic weapons on a mosque where residents – some armed with hunting rifles for protection – have been holding a sit-in to support protesters in the capital, a witness said. The troops blasted the…
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