Rebel Forces Retreat From Ras Lanuf -- Al Jazeera
Rebel fighters fall back from oil town under rocket fire and aerial attack as Gaddafi loyalists launch major offensive.
Opposition fighters have been forced to withdraw from the central port city of Ras Lanuf as forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi launched a major offensive against rebels fighting to end the Libyan leader's decades-long rule.
Pro- and anti-government forces are locked in intense fighting for control of several other cities and towns along the coastline to the east of Tripoli, including Brega and Bin Jawad, as well as in Az Zawiyah to the west of the capital.
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