Attack blunts Libyan rebels’ advance
CBS/AP AJDABIYA, Libya – Government forces shelled the rebels major front-line outpost Saturday, forcing armed forces to twitch back and untie fire with their own deep weapons to try to wear the town.the same as the shooting intensified, a key blast occurred on the outskirts of the city and threw up a mushroom cloud. It was not closely make whether it was a NATO airstrike otherwise part of the ground battle, but the bombardment ceased soon subsequently.The government attacks on Ajdabiya quickly distorted the fortunes of rebels who had earlier sent units deeper headed for the strategic smear with oil docks of Brega, 40 miles from Ajdabiya, and captured two soldiers loyal to Muammar Qaddafi.Video: Battle in favor of Libya spinning into stalemateAre sanctions tightening the noose on Qaddafi?Complete coverage: Anger into the Arab WorldIts undecided whether government troops would cause a set in motion of their own into the eastern town of Ajdabiya, which has been near deserted by civilians. But taking control of the town would straight the way to the resist stranglehold of Benghazi and the eastern docks of Tobruk close to the Egyptian border.