The United States agreed to extend air strikes in Libya into Monday as the oil town of Brega saw heavy fighting, with rebel forces advancing only to fall back after an ambush by forces loyal to Moamer Kadhafi.
Libyan rebels clean their weapons close to an area where they are engaged in street battles with forces loyal to Moamer Kadhafi near Brega. The oil town of Brega saw heavy fighting on Sunday as rebel forces advanced only to fall back again after being ambushed by forces loyal to Kadhafi, who was hit by another defection.
The US air strikes, part of a coalition effort to protect civilians from Kadhafi's forces, would continue through Monday at NATO's request, because of "recent poor weather in Libya," the Pentagon said on Sunday.
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