Libyan rebels skirmished with government forces around the strategic oil town of Brega on Sunday, making incremental gains backed by international air strikes in the see-saw desert battle for the coun

Libya's opposition is ready for a ceasefire provided Muammer Gaddafi's forces end their assaults on rebel-held cities, Transitional National Council leader Mustafa Abdul Jalil said on Friday.

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Libyan rebels were claiming victory over forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi in the battle for Brega after fierce fighting raged around the strategic oil town on Saturday, an AFP journalist reported.

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Rebels on Tuesday had the key city of Sirte in their sights as world powers mapped out a post-Gaddafi future for Libya and President Barack Obama warned against ousting the strongman by force.

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The Libyan rebels’ push westwards towards Tripoli gathered momentum Sunday amid promises the uprising would not further hamper oil production in the areas under their control.

Libya's rebel forces closed in Monday on Muammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte, the gateway to the western half of the country, after it was targeted for the first time by international air strikes.

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One of the US aviators who ejected from a fighter jet that crashed in Eastern Libya found himself surrounded by curious locals who served him juice and thanked his country for bombing forces loyal to ruler Muammar Gaddafi.

U.S. defense secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday that the U.S. expects to turn control of the Libya military mission over to a coalition — probably headed either by the French and British or by Nato — 'in a matter of days'.

Agence France-Presse journalists Dave Clark and Roberto Schmidt, have been missing since on Saturday morning in Libya while working in the Eastern Tobruk region, the agency said on Sunday.

Muammar Gaddafi’s forces seized a strategic town in eastern Libya on Tuesday, opening the way to the rebel stronghold of Benghazi while world powers failed to agree to push for a no-fly zone.