Libya: Gaddafi forces bomb rebel-held Benghazi

By artappraiser on Thu, 03/17/2011 - 11:24am |

BBC News, March 17, 2011, 10:53 ET
Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have launched their first bombing raids on the main rebel-held city of Benghazi.

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Heavy bombardment on Ajdabiyah in east Libya
Reuters, March 17, 2011, 2:22pm GMT
CAIRO - Residential areas of Ajdabiyah in eastern Libya came under heavy artillery bombardment on Thursday, satellite television channels reported. A rebel fighter also told Reuters by telephone there was heavy fighting in Ajdabiyah, south of the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, between forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi and rebels.....

and:

Gadhafi Forces Bomb Rebels' Capital
By Yarolsol Trofimov, Joe Lauria, and Alistair MacDonald, Wall Street Journal, March 17, 2011, 10:36 A.M. ET
Government Forces Bomb Airport at Benghazi, as Britain, France Push for United Nations Vote to Supporting a No-Fly Zone

URL:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12775824