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Gaddafi counter-offensives raise civil war fears
Libyan state TV claims that Ras Lanuf had been recaptured by loyalist forces of leader Muammar Gaddafi
Rebel fighters man their anti-aircraft guns in the oil-rich town of Ras Lanuf on March 6, 2011, as Libyan state television claimed that Ras Lanuf had been recaptured by loyalist forces. (AFP/Getty Images)
Libyan rebel fighters celebrate near an unexploded bomb that was dropped minutes before by a fighter jet at the entrance of the oil rich town of Ras Lanuf on March 6, 2011 as Libyan state television claimed that the town had been recaptured by loyalist forces of leader Moamer Kadhafi. (AFP/Getty Images)
Libyan rebel fighters, ambulances and civilans speed away with their vehicles as a rocket explodes nearby, around 10kms (6 miles) east of the flashpoint town of Bin Jawad, on March 6, 2011. (AFP/Getty Images)
Some of the thousands of Libyans gather in Tripoli’s Green Square as they celebrate victories over rebel forces claimed by Moamer Kadhafi’s regime on March 6, 2011. (AFP/Getty Images)
Men wait to be taken to a United Nations displacement camp after crossing into Tunisia from Libya on March 6, 2011 in Ras Jdir, Tunisia. As fighting continues in and around the Libyan capital of Tripoli, tens of thousands of guest workers from Egypt, Tunisia, Bangladesh and other countries are fleeing to the border of Tunisia to escape the violence. The situation has turned into a humanitarian emergency as fledgling Tunisia is overwhelmed with the workers. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has vowed to fight to the end. ((Getty Images)
Libyan rebel fighters stand ready with anti-aircraft weapons at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Ras Lanuf on March 6, 2011 which in spite of air strikes by the regime, the key oil pipeline hub was still in rebel hands, AFP correspondents reported, countering claims by a state-owned television that it had been recaptured. (AFP/Getty Images)
A young Libyan girl flashes the ‘V sign’ with her two fingers painted with the old national flag’s colours, during a demonstration against Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi on March 6, 2011 outside the court house of Benghazi. (AFP/Getty Images)
Libyan rebels meet before attacking government positions across the frontline on March 6, 2011 near Ben Jawat, Libya. Rebels lost territory as forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi pushed them back to the town of Ras Lanuf. (Getty Images)
Libyan rebels flee while battling government forces on the frontline on March 6, 2011 near Ben Jawat, Libya. Rebels lost territory as troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi pushed them back to the town of Ras Lanuf. (Getty Images)
