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Battle Rages Over Libyan Border Crossing with Tunisia

   VOA News  April 29, 2011
   Libyan refugees who fled the unrest in Libya hold a protest against
   Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi at a refugee camp near the southern
   Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Dehiba, April 28, 2011

Photo: Reuters

   Libyan refugees who fled the unrest in Libya hold a protest against
   Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi at a refugee camp near the southern
   Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Dehiba, April 28, 2011

   Libyan soldiers and rebel forces battled for control of a Tunisian
   border crossing Thursday, while government forces continued an assault
   on the port town of Misrata.
   Witnesses say government forces tried to retake the border crossing in
   the western Wazin region, which was seized by rebels last week. The
   fighting briefly spilled over onto the Tunisian side of the border.
   Tunisian officials say thousands of Libyans have fled to Tunisia during
   the past few days.
   Rebels say pro-government forces also shelled residential areas of
   Misrata Thursday. The Associated Press reports 10 people were killed in
   the assault.
   Meantime, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations said Thursday that some
   pro-government fighters have been issued the anti-impotency drug Viagra
   so they can commit rape.
   Diplomats say U.S. ambassador Susan Rice brought up the shocking
   allegation during a closed-door meeting of the U.N. Security Council.
   They say Rice did not give any sources for the claim, and that it was
   brought up to highlight the brutality of Libyan leader Moammar
   Gadhafi's government.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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