Charred metal and debris lies on the ground near the burned remains of a truck in the Libyan city of Ajdabiya (AP)
12 April 2012
Libyan rebels have seized back a second key oil complex and are pushing west toward Tripoli.
The rebels recaptured the oil refinery of Ras Lanouf after taking control of Brega, another oil complex on eastern Libya's coast.
Ras Lanouf and Brega were responsible for a large chunk of Libya's 1.5 million barrels of daily exports, which have all but stopped since the uprising that began on February 15 and was inspired by the toppling of governments in Tunisia and Egypt.
On the eastern approach of Ras Lanouf, international airstrikes aimed at tipping the balance away from Muammar Gaddafi's military, apparently hit three empty tank transporters and left two buildings that appeared to be sleeping quarters pockmarked with shrapnel.
