Rebels in Libya’s Nafusa mountains seized control of and pillaged a massive weapons depot Tuesday morning after a short desert battle with troops loyal to Moammar Kadafi, taking control of many tons of arms in the latest of a string of opposition victories in the country’s west.
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Long convoys of pickups and tractor trailer trucks could be seen streaming across the desert to the site after the fighting. They were loaded with rockets, ammunition, high-caliber guns and assault rifles before heading back to rebel-held cities. The insurgents also seized dozens of military vehicles at the site, which consisted of dozens of concrete storage mounds scattered across the desert.
The victory gave the increasingly confident rebels here a boost. They were also galvanized by the International Criminal Court’s decision Monday to issue arrest warrants for the Libyan leader, his son Seif Islam Kadafi and intelligence chief Abdullah Sanusi.
“Let’s go to Bab Aziziya,” said one rebel fighter, referring to Kadafi’s residential compound in the capital, Tripoli. read more from LA Times