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March 16, 2011

Gaddafi Forces Advance on Benghazi 
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In Libya, forces loyal to Col. Muammar Gaddafi have re-taken the final
line of defense protecting the rebel capital of Benghazi. Hundreds of
packed cars fled Ajdabiya as pro-Gaddafi forces pounded the city with
tanks, heavy artillery and airstrikes. The city is strategically
critical, as it allows highway access that would permit Gaddafi's troops
to encircle and overrun Benghazi.



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