Libya: Libyan rebels retake western mountain town of Yafran
Libyan rebels say they have seized the western mountain town of Yafran from forces loyal to leader Moammar Gadhafi after NATO airstrikes last week destroyed key government military targets, enabling opposition forces to advance.
Ethnic Berber fighters, who have joined the anti-government rebellion, retook Yafran, about 100 kilometers southwest of Tripoli, on Monday. Pro-Gadhafi forces had attacked the western mountain region after local Berbers rose up against government troops at the beginning of the uprising.
Media reports say government forces have left the town and that rebel flags could be seen along with defaced images of Gadhafi. Last Thursday, British warplanes destroyed two government tanks and two armored personnel carriers in Yafran.