Libya's Ras Lanuf Hit By Bombs

 

With the fighting in Libya continuing, and the tensions mounting in the north. The attack comes from the sky. Pro Gadhafi forces have been unleashing a savage counter attack on Ras Lanuf. Rebel fighters on the ground are sitting targets. They are vulnerable and they know it. But they vouch to fight for freedom, as more people wake up and are sick of the old style government. The people are sick of the lies and persecution and they are now taking matters into their own hands.

Gadhafi bombers have hit and oil storage depot about 10 km to the west. This probably have a dramatic effect on the prices of crude oil. Even from Ras Lanuf the damage is tangible.

Now rebel fighters are moving up to the front line. On the roadside a reminder of the grim tally of the dead and injured. Medic prepare to take the dead and injured back to Ras Lenuf. The columns of smoke lumes ominously on the horizon. The bombers have hit the oil storage depots in three different points. Gaddafi forces are clearly targeted this facility.

The rebels are taking it upon themselves to fire multiple rocket launches. Their targets not the war planes but rather, a small group of pro Gadhafi troops on the ground. These troops were firing mortars from beneath the oil depot. They appear to be outflanked by the rebels. And all the time, the dense smoke rises. Turning the afternoon into a premature night.

On the hill a group of news reports take shelter in a ditch in the desert. Unbeknown to the group of news reporters the rebels moved a sandbank just behind them and start firing. Pro Gadhafi forces instantly spot these mortars and return fire. The mortar and rocket fire stops for just a moment and give the group of news reporters a chance to make their dash and get their lives out of danger just in the nick of time.

Without knowing the news reporters were within 1 kilometre from the front line. What they had seen was simply amazing. But not only that, their perception of the rebel forces. They have demonstrated that they have more 'know how' then they are giving credit for. And their courage and determination are undeniable. As the fighting continues and other parts of the middle east show their waking up, there is no doubt tensions will rise and more casualties will be had.