Libya: Allied air strikes secure Misrata for rebels

Published On March 24, 2011 | By Matt Gratz | Military, NATO

Siege ends in key town as bombs destroy Gaddafi’s tanks and artillery but regime continue to hold Ajdabiya despite air raids
Civilian refugees flee the eastern Libyan town of Ajdabiya

 


Civilian refugees flee the eastern Libyan town of Ajdabiya as fierce fighting continues between rebels and forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi. Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian 


Nearly 12 hours of allied air strikes have broken the Libyan regime’s five-day bloody assault on the key rebel-held town of Misrata.

Residents said the aerial bombardment destroyed tanks and artillery and sent many of Muammar Gaddafi’s forces fleeing from Misrata, ending a siege and attack by the regime that cost nearly 100 lives from random shelling, snipers and bitter street fighting.

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