Rebels report air strikes, eye Libya east town

Western forces launched air strikes until early on Monday on Muammar Gaddafi's forces around Ajdabiyah, a strategic town in east Libya that rebels aim to retake, rebels said.

"There were air strikes till early this morning. The rebels attacked at about 3 am and Gaddafi's forces counter-attacked. They are still at the eastern gate of Ajdabiyah," said Ahmed al-Tir, a rebel fighter in Zueitina about 15 km (9 miles) away. (Reuters)