Libya: Rebels suffer heavy casualties in battle for Brega
The battle for the Libyan oil town of Brega continued on Sunday as rebels clashed with Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s troops.
The AFP news agency reported that fighting had moved from the desert on Brega’s outskirts to the streets in the centre.
Medics at Benghazi Hospital said 12 people died in Saturday’s fighting and as many as 200 were injured. There were no immediate reports on casualties from Sunday’s clashes.
Gaddafi took Brega in April and the rebels have made repeated efforts to seize the town since then.